Power resources, territory and labour conflicts in the logistic sector: a relational perspective on the Mondo Convenienza struggle.
Based on an approach to power resources that links studies on social movements with those on labour sociology, in this article we examine the mobilizations that took place at Mondo Convenienza, a large Italian company involved in the logistic sector, against extreme forms of exploitation. We suggest...
| Publicado en: | Social Movement Studies Vol. 25; no. 4/5; pp. 578 - 594 |
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Jul-Sep2026
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