In this blog, I have been noting how the economic crash is affecting working time. National governments have proposed increases in working hours as a way of escaping recessions. These proposals have been either supported (Ireland) or opposed (Denmark) by the unions. Private companies are […]
Fringe Thoughts
social movements —
Category Archives: social movements
Croke Park Deal: How the unions are voting
Below are some charts indicating how the vote in the Croke Park deal is going. I’ll update them as the votes come in.
(If you want to see a bigger version, click on them, that will bring you to a flickr page, and then click on the small “all sizes” button on the top to open […]
Then two busses come along at once
Busy week next week as the universities (around Dublin, Ireland) host events which address aspects of the current crisis. Follow the links below for the full agendas and list of speakers. All are public events (though they usually ask you to register before hand so they have a sense of numbers)
1. LIBERALISM IN CRISIS: US, […]
Masked Activists Ball
… launching the new MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism. More details here. Various fringethoughts writers, friends and family may appear in greater or lesser degrees of cognito. Or not …
Blog readers very welcome, in any case!
Writing from below
I’ve just been spending a depressing hour searching the Irish left blogosphere for serious comments on the public sector pay “deal” (the inverted commas because it’s by no means clear that it will pass ballots and work as a deal). Let’s summarise the most important points:
- Massive pay cuts are to remain unless and until […]
Interesting or Important
Aileen
I love going to Sociology conferences, I get a buzz from hearing new ideas (even if they have nothing to do with my actual work). Yet, half way through the American Association of Sociology Annual Conference, I sat on my hotel bed drinking a cold beer, and thought to myself ‘I hate this conference, I’m […]
Sustainable activism
This month I’m starting off a sabbatical research project (which is looking increasingly likely to stretch beyond the year) on sustainable activism: what makes it possible for people to keep going in social movements (despite all the pressures and difficulties associated with them), or to get involved in the first place? Obviously it’s a big question […]
