'Alles strijdt, wat naar vrijheid haakt.' Theorievorming over de staking in de Belgische politiek, 1884-1914

Struggling for freedom. Social theory on strike actions in Belgian politics, 1884-1914In nineteenth century workers' songs, the strike was presented as a heroic struggle for freedom. At first sight, the arguments in political debates more or less followed this same line of thought, in that several 'socially progressive' politicians defended strike actions using the argument of 'right of association'; a right that the working class also claimed in their struggle for emancipation. Yet the dominant political attitude towards the social question during those years was inspired by social control ra... Mehr ...