Labor under Putin

Christensen, Paul T.

doi:10.1177/1095796016682019

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“…A short historical and comparative contextualisation of Russian labour since 1991 is necessary. Christensen (2016), in an overview of the Russian working-class, characterises the story of the Russian economy as 'calamitous collapse' in the 1990s. Economic shock therapy in the 1990s saw factories -whose whole production logic was previously based on quantitative outputs -rapidly exposed to market pricing and real costs.…”

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“…Economic shock therapy in the 1990s saw factories -whose whole production logic was previously based on quantitative outputs -rapidly exposed to market pricing and real costs. While many factories and concerns survive in severely truncated form, and strategic military-industrial factories were protected to a degree, only metals and hydrocarbons sectors have gained their share in the economy, It is fair to speak of wholesale deindustrialisation; industrial production is still only 85% of its 1990 level and seven million industrial jobs have been lost (Christensen: 2016). This is a 16% fall in the industrial labour force, in contrast to the US, where 4.5 million jobs were lost in the same period -or a 5% fall (Christensen: 2016).…”

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“…While many factories and concerns survive in severely truncated form, and strategic military-industrial factories were protected to a degree, only metals and hydrocarbons sectors have gained their share in the economy, It is fair to speak of wholesale deindustrialisation; industrial production is still only 85% of its 1990 level and seven million industrial jobs have been lost (Christensen: 2016). This is a 16% fall in the industrial labour force, in contrast to the US, where 4.5 million jobs were lost in the same period -or a 5% fall (Christensen: 2016). It is often thought that the experience of post-communist transition meant mass unemployment, but it more resembles the slow loss of industrial lifeblood as enterprises used natural wastage or fired women to reduce headcounts (unemployment reached a high only in 1998 at 14%).…”

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2017

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This article analyses three aspects of working-class life in Russia that add to the debate about global working-class responses to disenfranchisement and ‘crisis’. Firstly, it highlights how traditionally workers have been atomised as a group due to the demotivating effects of postcommunist transition itself. Nonetheless, there remains a coherence of shared values and grievances rooted in the still-living memory of the communist-era ‘social contract’, and workers’ current experience of harsh anti-labour industrial relations and state indifference. Thirdly, despite seemingly no outlet in oppositional politics, there are signs of resistance, if not revolt. These range from the informal ‘black’ economy as ‘exit’ from formal work, smallscale labour protests and the organising of new independent labour unions in transnational companies, and the rising political consciousness of working-class voters who look for any ‘alternative’ to the ruling party – including the popular-nationalist far right, and abstention from voting all together. The conclusions highlight the convergence of workers’ and ordinary people’s grievances in Russia in an unpredictable environment where multiple issues may coalesce and then spiral out of control. Recent examples of such issues have included labour unrest due to wage arrears, political corruption, road taxes on truckers, and the demolition of housing in city centres.

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What theoretical and practical conclusions can we draw from the retreat of liberal democracy, the rise of hybrid authoritarian capitalism and the accumulative state in Hungary? Are the theoretical approaches described in the introduction capable of providing a plausible explanation for the retreat of liberal democracy? How does the accumulative state relate to other, historically existing models of authoritarian state capitalism in an international context? What insights does the causal mechanism of Hungary’s authoritarian turn offer for the theory of illiberalism? This chapter attempts to answer these questions. After looking at the causal mechanism from a bird’s-eye view, the chapter summarises the lessons this mechanism presents by drawing the conclusions from the preceding chapters. Next, it analyses the international and historical context by analysing the varieties of authoritarian state capitalisms. Finally, the chapter concludes with broader theoretical and political lessons.

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Ever Thought About Strikes? Development of a Scale to Assess Attitudes and Behavioral Reactions to Strikes

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König

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Strikes are a recurrent phenomenon in many countries. However, research on strikes from a psychological perspective has been limited. By developing a sound measure to assess attitudes and behavioral reactions to strikes, we will be in a better position to evaluate these constructs in individuals and compare across studies. Therefore, we developed a scale to assess attitudes and behavioral reactions to strikes following classic scale development guidelines using four samples (total N = 1369; N1 = 304, N2 = 209, N3 = 443, N4 = 413). In Study 1, we used exploratory factor analysis to reduce the generated items to a scale and showed that the strike attitude and behavioral reactions scale consists of one affective factor (negative reactions towards strikes), one cognitive factor (legitimacy of strikes), and three behavioral factors (informing oneself about strikes, strike-related social network behavior, and support of strikers). Study 2 confirmed these five factors and showed acceptable psychometric properties. Study 3 supported the construct validity of the developed scale: the five factors were correlated with willingness to strike and attitudes towards unions, among other variables. Study 4 further showed that the scale can also capture attitudes and behavioral reactions towards specific strikes. Overall, these studies indicate that the strike attitude and behavioral reactions scale is a psychometrically sound measure consisting of five factors.

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Labor under Putin

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From Betrayal to Resistance: Workingclass voices in Russia today

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