Archive: Deindustrialization
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WCP: Blaming Workers Again
When GM announced in November that it planned to close five plants in the United States and Canada, many were quick to point the finger at those who will suffer the consequences: the workers. Why hadn’t they planned better? Gone to college? Moved to a different city? Voted differently? Made even more concessions with their union? In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, John Russo and Sherry Linkon explain why these ideas are wrong and why they matter.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: The Home Maintenance of Working-Class Identity After Deindustrialization
Children of working-class families are often encouraged to both stay true to their familial roots while simultaneously pursuing white collar careers. In Working-Class Perspectives, George Karl Ackers
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Economic Nationalism and the Half-Life of Deindustrialization
Four decades ago a major mill in Youngstown shut its doors, setting of a massive process of deindustrialization in the Rust Belt that still stings working people. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Sherry Linkon and John Russo trace today’s politics of resentment to the economic changes that disrupted places like Youngstown 40 years ago.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Universal Basic Income: A “Social Vaccine” for Technological Displacement?
Take it from someone who witnessed the severe impact of deindustrialization on working-class Americans: lofty rhetoric and grand promises cannot disguise the massive economic displacement that will
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Deindustrialisation, Deregulation, and Division: The Case of Shirebrook and Sports Direct
The prospect of revitalizing domestic manufacturing after decades of deindustrialization and outsourcing generates plenty of excitement. As some industrial work returns to the United States and Grea
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Engaging the Unreachables
Since the dust from this election settled, many have reflected on the extent of their own participation in the process. This Working-Class Perspective features Jack Metzgar expressing regret for not
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WCP: Redefining the Working Class
In this week's Working-Class Perspective post, John Russo and Sherry Linkon team up to call for an expanded understanding and updated definition of the working class. "Historians have argued that th
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Now They Get It: Health, Class, and Economic Restructuring
Recent studies showing a rise in death rates for the white, middle-aged individuals suggest a connection between economic insecurity and health. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, John Russo t
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WCP: Deindustrialization, Depopulation, and the Refugee Crisis
Although much of the discourse regarding the refugee crisis in the United States has focused on security concerns, the situation also has major economic implications. In this week's Working-Class Pe
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WCP: Losing the Narrative of Their Lives
A recent study finding increased death rates for white, working-class Americans has fueled a national discussion about the impact of economic insecurity. In today's Working-Class Perspectives post,
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