Middle-class Rebellions? Precarious Employment and Social Movements in Portugal and Brazil (2011-2013)
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4 novembre 2015
- doi: 10.4000/rccsar.592
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Movements, Social Bourgeoisie Commons (Social order) Middle class--Social conditions Middle classes Social inequality Social equality Inequality Egalitarianism Employment, PrecariousCiter ce document
Elísio Estanque, « Middle-class Rebellions? Precarious Employment and Social Movements in Portugal and Brazil (2011-2013) », RCCS Annual Review, ID : 10.4000/rccsar.592
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This text centers on the demonstrations and protest movements that have emerged over the past three years, with a particular focus on Portugal and Brazil. The main argument is based on the hypothesis that they involve social dynamics and tensions that reflect a middle class drive in which youth and precarious employment play a key role. It presents data and empirical evidence on inequality in Portugal in order to reveal the nature of the main movements as protests mobilized against the suppression of rights and the undermining of working conditions. The situation in Brazil is examined in the light of the recomposition of working class conditions, taking into account the constraints and uncertainties of the Brazilian model of development. It also analyzes the social composition of the protesters, on the basis of street surveys carried out during this period.