The Reproduction of Labour Power in the Global Economy and the Unfinished Feminist Revolution

Federici, Silvia

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“…If SC are a viable alternative to capitalist enterprises, would they be also able to reframe gender relations in the work space (e.g. see (Federici 2013))? This very relevant question deserves to be addressed by future research.…”

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“…household care, gifts, unconditional reciprocity, social obligation, selfproduction (Illich 1981;Parker et al 2014;Polanyi 2001). As a consequence, unpaid labour is relegated to the role of 'reproductive' work to support 'real production' (Gibson-Graham 2006) and reproduce gender domination and inequality (Federici 2013). Second, the centrality of capital accumulation in the 'Money-Capital-Money' cycle, which i) favours the disconnection of production from consumption i.e.…”

Section: Framing Social Cooperatives As Alternative Economiesmentioning

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Furbish or perish: Italian social cooperatives at a crossroads

Pansera

Rizzi

2018

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Although the public debate tends to privilege investor-owned organisations, alternative forms of organisation are mushrooming at the borders of the capitalist economy. In this work, we contribute to the debate on alternative economies by analysing a specific form of worker-owned organisations which originated in Italy in the 1970s and was recognised by Italian legislation in the 1990s: the social cooperative. By drawing on data gathered over 3 years of participant observation, this article explores the tensions and contradictions generated by the rapid growth of an Italian social cooperative focused on waste recovery and its preparation for reuse. We show how social cooperatives might be able to reconcile their commercial success with their founding principles of equality and democratic management. This article contributes to the debate on the ‘regeneration thesis’ by providing new insights into the factors and drivers that force social cooperatives to scale up and to engage in competition with mainstream competitors, the internal conflicts and solutions that emerge in this process and the external alliances that social cooperatives can leverage to prosper and flourish.

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Section: Framing Social Cooperatives As Alternative Economiesmentioning

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Furbish or perish: Italian social cooperatives at a crossroads

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Rizzi

2018

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“…[…] The excerpt above highlights a portion of the respondent's trajectory and shines a light on the interlocutor's cultural capital, that is "a treasure chest of language skills, knowledge about customs and lifestyles, professional qualifications, but also adaptive skills that allow the bearer to navigate and relate to two or several national contexts, thus engaging in the creation of new forms of capital in the countries of destination" (Erel 2010: 649). Among these other forms of capital, there are some that might go unnoticed, as they seem to belong to the mundane and would fall into the controversial territory of the social capital that pertains the gendered division of labour (Federici 2010). Saba, for example, at the beginning of our conversation seemed quite withdrawn as if the modesty of an ordinary life juggling a teaching job and three children could not have much relevance.…”

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The Syrian diaspora in London through the transnational lens: a distinctive contribution to contemporary public space and citizenship

Caruso¹

2018

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Despite cyclical attempts to depict migratory flows as extraordinary, migration has always had a place in human history. Considering the magnitude of human mobility across borders, the management of migrant citizens adopted by affluent Western economies appears both inappropriate and fuelled by panic. Assuming the contemporary time-space compression, the re-articulation of orientalism and neocolonial enterprises and the increasing popular discontent towards renewed exclusionary logic, the Syrian diaspora proves to be a crucial interlocutor to understand patterns of transformation and anticipate new spaces of citizenship. Through Syrians’ first-hand experience we will try to analyze the Syrian diaspora in the UK beyond the lexicon of humanitarian assistance. A transnational approach and a qualitative, intersectional methodology have been employed to gather relevant information in regard to Syrians’ migratory experience, with a focus on their activities in the public space. Ultimately Syrians’ accounts will provide a rich, indispensable viewpoint to all-encompassing issues such as human mobility, aesthetics, public space and citizenship.

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“…Donald's efforts to provide for himself raise the politically fraught question of what we mean by work . As feminist theorists have pointed out, work is an intensely political concept (Federici ; James ; Mullings ; Susser ). One of the significant challenges for poor people with irregular or informal jobs is that they cannot prove that they are working.…”

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Working for food stamps: Economic citizenship and the post-Fordist welfare state in New York City

Dickinson

2016

American Ethnologist

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In the United States, the number of people receiving state‐subsidized food aid has risen dramatically since 2001. This increase complicates the well‐worn story that the post‐Fordist welfare state has been continuously cut back in the neoliberal era, indicating instead that it is expanding to subsidize poor workers’ participation in the formal labor market. In New York City, welfare office workers operationalize policies that ease access to food assistance for poor workers who can demonstrate that they are formally employed. Meanwhile, workfare programs punish the unemployed and marginal workers by making them work for food stamps. This conservative, paternalistic welfare regime commodifies labor, creates new patterns of stratification among the urban poor, and redraws the terms of economic citizenship. [welfare, poverty, citizenship, food policy, employment, social stratification, New York City]

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The Reproduction of Labour Power in the Global Economy and the Unfinished Feminist Revolution

Cited by 39 publications

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Furbish or perish: Italian social cooperatives at a crossroads

Furbish or perish: Italian social cooperatives at a crossroads

The Syrian diaspora in London through the transnational lens: a distinctive contribution to contemporary public space and citizenship

Working for food stamps: Economic citizenship and the post-Fordist welfare state in New York City

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