Cinq femmes à distance de la lutte contre la réforme des retraites

A winter 2019-2020 general strike opposing French pension system reforms did not translate into any real commitment to wider social conflict. This has raised a number of questions, leading to a group interview of five working- and middle-class women from the Greater Paris region, none of whom had ta...

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Published inLa Nouvelle revue du travail Vol. 16; no. 16
Main Author Noûs, Camille
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published La Nouvelle Revue du Travail 24.05.2020
Subjects
(lack of) collective mobilization
middle classes
pensions
politics
social conflict
working classes
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Summary:A winter 2019-2020 general strike opposing French pension system reforms did not translate into any real commitment to wider social conflict. This has raised a number of questions, leading to a group interview of five working- and middle-class women from the Greater Paris region, none of whom had taken part in industrial actions or public demonstrations. The issues they raised include the lack of clarity about what the reforms actually entailed; their sense of individual and collective powerlessness; and the indifference of the social categories considered responsible for many problems – ranging from a corrupt «political class» to refugee migrants and wage-earners who enjoy a privileged status.
ISSN:2495-7593
2263-8989
2263-8989
DOI:10.4000/nrt.6717