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The polyphonic critique of trade unions: unpacking the logics of union critical discourse
Critical Discourse Studies ( IF 1.642 ) Pub Date : 2020-05-27 , DOI: 10.1080/17405904.2020.1769699
Jan Zienkowski 1 , Benjamin De Cleen 2
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ABSTRACT

Trade unions have been the object of sustained critique coming from across the political spectrum for several decades now. Based on a discourse theoretical analysis of articles in three Dutch-speaking Belgian newspapers, published in two periods of social protest in 2014 and 2016, this article identifies six strands of critique: (1) critiques that label unions as conservative anachronisms that are out of sync with the realities of our times; (2) critiques that psychologize unions as egoistic, irresponsible and child-like actors; (3) critiques that criminalize unions as vandals, hostage takers or terrorists; (4) critiques that oppose unions to a homogenized general interest; (5) metadiscursive critiques of unions’ discursive practices; and (6) metapolitical critiques that problematize unions as polarizing and ‘political’ actors. These six strands of critique get articulated through discursive logics that operate within and across texts, newspapers and voices. Together they constitute a heterogenous but relatively consonant polyphonic discourse that challenges trade unions and their right to strike. This discourse has metapolitical implications for the debate on the mode(s) of politics that can legitimately be practiced by civil society actors.



中文翻译:

工会的复调批评:解开工会批评话语的逻辑

摘要

几十年来,工会一直是来自各个政治领域的持续批评的对象。基于对 2014 年和 2016 年两个社会抗议时期发表的三份比利时荷兰语报纸文章的话语理论分析,本文确定了六种批评:(1)将工会标记为保守的时代错误的批评与我们时代的现实同步;(2) 批评将工会心理化为自私、不负责任和像孩子一样的行为者;(3) 将工会定为破坏者、劫持人质或恐怖分子的批评;(4) 反对工会同质化的普遍利益的批评;(5) 对工会话语实践的元话语批判;(6) 将工会问题化为两极分化和“政治”行为者的元政治批评。这六种批评通过在文本、报纸和声音内部和之间运作的话语逻辑得到阐明。它们共同构成了一种异质但相对和谐的复调话语,挑战工会及其罢工权利。这种话语对于公民社会行为者可以合法地实践的政治模式的辩论具有元政治意义。

更新日期:2020-05-27
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