{"product_id":"strategizing-against-sweatshops-the-global-economy-student-activism-and-worker-empowerment-hardback-9781439918210","title":"Strategizing Against Sweatshops; The Global Economy, Student Activism, and Worker Empowerment (Hardback) 9781439918210","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStrategizing Against Sweatshops\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Global Economy, Student Activism, and Worker Empowerment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew S. Williams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439918210\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages, 3 figs.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.526 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Williams’s study of the anti- sweatshop movement from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s traces how haphazard student efforts to empower sweated laborers evolved into a coordinated project with international reach. His interviews with anti-sweatshop activists and his history of the movement also raise the sobering question of how to build solidarity in a world of 'neoliberal globalization.'... Williams does a solid job of incorporating his interviews into a broader historical and analytical narrative of the U.S. anti-sweatshop movement.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"A well-documented and welcome addition to the literature on transnational labor activism and organizational processes and, as an engaging case study of U.S. student organizing, would fit well into an undergraduate course on social movements…. The book provides important insights into an understudied dimension of the global antisweatshop movement and will be of interest not only to scholars in the field but to student activists as well.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eStrategizing against Sweatshops\u003ci\u003e impressively details the connections between college campus activists in the United States and apparel workers around the world in a sustained movement of transnational solidarity. Scholars of student activism and social movements will benefit from Williams’s analysis of the precise mechanisms used to exert power globally in an era of neoliberal policies and race-to-the-bottom corporate labor practices. While their successes have been limited, the USAS [United Students Against Sweatshops] provides a helpful case study to explore transnational strategies for rebuilding workers’ rights.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeachers College Record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"[A] detailed study of how university students rose up against the exploitation of workers in the global garment industry…. Williams delivers valuable understanding into the decision-making process of social movements committed to labor issues.”\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLabor History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Williams’ interviews bring the messy, dynamic process of movement strategizing to life.... [T]hey offer insightful insider analysis into their campaigns, what did and did not work, and how they responded to new challenges. This is the core of the book, and its greatest strength.... [A]n expertly done, in-depth study of a movement that managed to thrive and survive in an exceptionally challenging period for progressive social movements.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Forces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"[A]n insightful analysis of a U.S. college student organization.... \u003c\/i\u003eStrategizing Against Sweatshops\u003ci\u003e represents a sophisticated yet highly readable account of student activism-a book that should interest seasoned scholars and student activists alike. Indeed, by taking students seriously as agents of social change, the book has the potential to inspire future students who are looking for insights on how to bring about important changes on their campuses and in the wider society.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWork and Occupations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the past few decades, the U.S. anti-sweatshop movement was bolstered by actions from American college students. United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) effectively advanced the cause of workers’ rights in sweatshops around the world. \u003ci\u003eStrategizing against Sweatshops \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the evolution of student activism and presents an innovative model of how college campuses are a critical site for the advancement of global social justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Williams shows how USAS targeted apparel companies outsourcing production to sweatshop factories with weak or non-existent unions. USAS did so by developing a campaign that would support workers organizing by leveraging their college’s partnerships with global apparel firms like Nike and Adidas to abide by pro-labor codes of conduct. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategizing against Sweatshops\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies how organizations and actors cooperate across a movement to formulate a coherent strategy responsive to the conditions in their social environment. Williams also provides a model of political opportunity structure to show how social context shapes the chances of a movement’s success-and how movements can change that political opportunity structure in turn. Ultimately, he shows why progressive student activism remains important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52586873454872,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/strategizing-against-sweatshops-the-global-economy-student-activism-and-worker-empowerment-hardback-9781439918210","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}