‘With the law behind us’: Resource mobilisation and legal repertoires in the Peruvian labour movement

Omar Manky

doi:10.1177/0143831X231202059

‘With the law behind us’: Resource mobilisation and legal repertoires in the Peruvian labour movement

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A diferencia del énfasis que se coloca en las relaciones entre partidos políticos y sindicatos en muchos estudios laborales del Sur Global, este artículo subraya la importancia de analizar el papel de asesores legales en la dinámica laboral. Centrándose en la experiencia peruana, el autor examina cómo los asesores legales, aprovechando sus redes y conocimientos, han reemplazado a los activistas como actores cruciales en un período de crisis en el sistema de partidos políticos del país. Basado en una extensa investigación de campo con sindicatos y abogados, el estudio destaca cómo este cambio ha influido en tres aspectos interrelacionados de las estrategias laborales: el desarrollo de normas dentro de la organización, la formulación de desafíos enfrentados por los sindicatos y la elección de repertorios de movilización, que cada vez se centran más en procedimientos legales en lugar de manifestaciones públicas. El artículo explora las implicaciones empíricas y teóricas de estos hallazgos para los estudios laborales en América Latina.

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Publicación	Economic and Industrial Democracy
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X231202059
Estado	Publicación electrónica previa a su impresión - 13 oct. 2023

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América Latina
Huelgas
Organización sindical

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‘With the law behind us’: Resource mobilisation and legal repertoires in the Peruvian labour movement

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