Sindicalismo docente, protesta y participación político electoral.
This article employs a socio-juridical and interdisciplinary approach to analyze the electoral participation of teachers’ unions in Colombia—the origins, forms, and distinct challenges this political strategies poses. The Colombian teachers’ union shifted away from extremist, abstentionist positions...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5461407 |
| Source: | Diálogos de saberes: investigaciones y ciencias sociales, ISSN 0124-0021, Nº. 40, 2014, pags. 55-76 |
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This article employs a socio-juridical and interdisciplinary approach to analyze the electoral participation of teachers’ unions in Colombia—the origins, forms, and distinct challenges this political strategies poses. The Colombian teachers’ union shifted away from extremist, abstentionist positions, as the strategy of a combination of all forms of struggle, including political violence, bécame untenable. The research question is: what conditions enable a change in the behavior of the Colombian teachers’ union vis-à-vis electoral participation? This study is based on primary and secondary sources, semi structured interviews, and textual analysis. The research concludes that teachers’ unions in Colombia are now an important actor in local, regional, and national elections. The union’s attitude towards electoral participation has become more optimistic, and it has become more pragmatic about the meaning and carácter of the struggle for labor rights. The union has undergone a fundamental shift towards greater electoral participation. |
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