The Wisconsin Protests

Authors

  • Erik Olin Wright
  • João Alexandre Peschanski

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v0i25-26.18585

Keywords:

United States, fiscal austerity, social movements, unionism

Abstract

The demonstration by workers and students inWisconsin, in February and April, marked a newphase in US political conflicts. Within a context inwhich Democrats and Republicans acted togetherin defense of austerity policies, the anti-unionmeasures of the governor of Wisconsin led tothe emergence of one of the major workers’movements in the history of the United States, including the occupation of the state capitol bythousands of demonstrators for 17 days. Theprotests against the governor drew one hundredthousand people. In this article we describe theevents and their implications for the class struggleand the political debate in the United States.

Author Biography

Erik Olin Wright

Professor de Sociologia na Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison, presidente da Associação dosSociológicos Estadunidenses (ASA) e autor de Classe, crise e Estado (Zahar, 1981) e Utopias reais(Alameda, no prelo), dentre outros.

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Published

2011-06-19

How to Cite

Wright, E. O., & Peschanski, J. A. (2011). The Wisconsin Protests. Lutas Sociais, (25-26), 122–131. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v0i25-26.18585

Issue

No. 25-26 (2011): Labor and popular struggles - Especial: The Paris Commune

Section

Dossier

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