Practices and principles of combative syndicalism in the 2012 Quebec student strike
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2015.2.21299Keywords:
Canada, student movement, street protests, strike.Abstract
Similarly to other protest movements in the 21st century, the Quebec students articulated their demand for tuition-free education alongside a critique of neoliberal policies, the failed logic of austerity, and the weakening of democratic institutions. While the central participants in the struggle were students, this broader social critique attracted a diverse array of citizens, activists and organizations to its cause, resulting in a broad-based movement that for a time became the enter of political struggles in Quebec.
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