The moral economy of solidarity : a study of the 2017 hunger-strike in Mauritius

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Sambajee, Pratima (2024) The moral economy of solidarity : a study of the 2017 hunger-strike in Mauritius. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 46 (1). pp. 96-117. ISSN 0143-831X (https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X241306210)

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Abstract

This article engages a moral economy (ME) approach with mobilisation theory (MT), using Sayer’s concept of lay morality to examine how solidarity was articulated and developed during a hunger strike. It argues that subjective moral evaluations and the historical context influenced solidarity and the outcomes of the strike. To explore this, a theoretical engagement between ME and MT found that solidarity was based on strong moral evaluations by workers and union leaders within a historically informed moral economy. The article confirms the analytical value of theoretically engaging ME and MT to provide a more fertile ground for understanding solidarity.

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