Argentine Workers: Peronism and Contemporary Class Consciousness

Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America: Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective (review)

Understanding Consciousness A Collaborative Attempt to Elucidate Contemporary Theories

Nature Network Groups hosted an invited workshop on ‘Theories of Consciousness’ during the second semester of 2009. There were presentations by each of 15 authors active in the field, followed by debate with other presenters and invitees. A week was allocated to each of the theories proposed; general discussion threads were also opened from time to time, as seemed appropriate. We (who had been ...

Comparative Study of Workers in Mining and Textile Industries in Turkey in the Context of Class Consciousness

This study aims to contribute to the contemporary debates about the formation of class-based consciousness in Turkey with special reference to coal miners in Zonguldak and textile workers in Bursa. We will try to analyze class-based consciousness and forms of solidarity mainly in relation to Mann’s formulations of ‘class identity’, ‘class opposition’, ‘class totality’ and ‘conception of an alte...

Gender, Class and Generational Contexts for Consumption in Contemporary Chile

In contrast to common perceptions that individuals’ consumption choices are primarily motivated by their search for status or personal gratification, this article contends that gender, family and class significantly shape these decisions. The study integrates discussions of class and consumption with analyses of family monetary allocation and adaptive strategies to analyze interviews with worki...

Communication, class and concentric media practices: Developing a contemporary rubric

research focuses on social movements, new media and class formation under globalizing capitalism. Currently, he is working on a book length study of the World Social Forum. Communication and Class Identity 2 Communication can alone create a great community. Our Babel is not one of tongues but of signs and symbols without which shared experience is impossible John Dewey, The Eclipse of the Public