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Harvard University

The Political Ethics of the Strike

Harvard University via YouTube

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Explore the political ethics of strikes in this thought-provoking lecture by Alex Gourevitch, the 2016–2017 William Bentinck-Smith Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Delve into the historical context of sitdown strikes, examine the dilemmas and stakes involved, and understand the importance of workers' right to strike. Analyze the workplace dynamics, structural sources of oppression, and the justification for resisting such oppression. Gain insights into the shape and priority of this right, as Gourevitch combines social theory, history, and political philosophy to present a compelling defense of workers' right to strike.

Syllabus

Intro
Why do workers have the right to strike
The history of sitdown strikes
The dilemma
The stakes
It just matters
The workplace
Structural short sources of oppression
Right to resist oppression
Shape of the right
Priority
Conclusion

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