The use of premises in the 1960-1970: A socio-historical process of "reinventing" a method of action

Starting from three conflicts -- the Alsatian steel industry in 1967, Lip in 1973 and Longwy 1979 -- the article proposes to account for the transformations that took place in making use of a form of protest: the occupation of premises. By focusing the analysis on the practical and symbolic role of...

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Published in:Genèses 2005-01 (2), p.71-93
Main Author: Penissat, Etienne
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Conflict
Metal Industry
Occupational Roles
Occupations
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Summary:Starting from three conflicts -- the Alsatian steel industry in 1967, Lip in 1973 and Longwy 1979 -- the article proposes to account for the transformations that took place in making use of a form of protest: the occupation of premises. By focusing the analysis on the practical and symbolic role of occupation, we can observe how competing groups or actors attempted to reappropriate and reinvent a method of action, and thereby give more thought to the use of the concept of a repertory of action. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1155-3219