Forging and sustaining labor-community coalitions: The workfare justice movement in three cities

Sociological Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 623-658

  Krinsky, John ^a   Reese, Ellen ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective identity; Inter organizational relations; Labor community coalitions; Niche formation; Social movement unionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845659071     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-006-9036-0     Document Type: Review

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