Industrial Action in South Africa (2000-2020)
Reading Strike Statistics Qualitatively
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21829561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward Cottle (0000-0002-4544-4161, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Labour Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1918-6711 • E-ISSN: 1918-6711 |
| Publisher | McMaster University Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15173/glj.v14i2.5111 |
| OpenAlex | W4379534204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article analyses strike statistics over the last twenty years (2000–2020) in South Africa to have a concrete understanding of the state of labour (organised and unorganised). The article makes a new contribution by showing how one can use Lenin’s quantitative method as a framework which I develop to assist in reading the qualitative aspects of worker mobilisation, an aspect which is markedly absent from contemporary analyses of labour. By utilising the quantitative method, the article shows whether the labour movement as an agent of social change is withering away, and who the leading sections (per industrial sector) of the labour movement are; it also indicates the qualitative shifts over time. The trends over the last twenty years indicate that there have been demonstrable qualitative shifts in strike dynamics in South Africa. KEYWORDS: South Africa; strike statistics; industrial action; Lenin
Economics · Economy · Industrial action · Political science · Politics · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Industrial Relations
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |