Kampens nya former. Klasskamp och klasstruktur sedan de vilda strejkerna

Abstract

[The new forms of struggle. Class struggle and class structure since the wildcat strikes] In his article, Magnus Granberg analyzes changes in the forms of the class struggle in relation to changes in the class structure of Swedish society. By focusing on the class struggle’s qualitative changes in form, the analysis argues against a primarily quantitative tradition in Swedish and international research on labor disputes. Within a differentiated pattern of conflict where workers combine what Granberg identifies as Fordist, logistical and reproductive power resources, new forms of struggle emerge, illustrated here by the “collective resignation” whose impact stems not least from increasing commodification of public services. To understand the changes in the pattern of conflict, quantitative and qualitative data are used that shed light on how the transformation of class structure and capital leads to new proletarian forms of consciousness and struggle. In a comparative perspective, the emerging Swedish pattern of conflict corresponds to the distinctive features of the international struggle that took place after the economic crisis of 2007–2009. Publication history: Published original. (Published 10 December 2020) Citation: Granberg, Magnus (2020) “Kampens nya former. Klasskamp och klasstruktur sedan de vilda strejkerna”, in Arkiv. Tidskrift for samhallsanalys , issue 12, pp. 107–139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13068/2000-6217.12.3