Doctoral Dissertation Research: Labor Unions and the Economic Crisis

博士论文研究：工会与经济危机

• 批准号: 1102823
• 负责人: Caleb Southworth
• 金额: $ 0.97万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-15 至 2012-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1102823&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Labor; Unions

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Labor Unions and the Economic CrisisSES - 1102823Caleb Southworth (PI)Ann Leymon (co-PI)University of OregonAbstractThis project examines how different types of labor organizations respond to political opportunities in times of an economic downturn. How do labor unions react to economic crisis? In what ways do unions change their strategy in response to recessions, such as the recession of 2008 or the Great Depression of 1929? What is the relationship between organizational traits, such as the credential of labor leaders or the type of management hierarchy, and changes in unions' response to economic crisis? Political opportunity theory suggests that social movement organizations will increase political action, while business cycle theory predicts that economic crisis will be detrimental to unions, reducing membership and power. As a case in point, this dissertation compares different types of labor unions during the Great Depression and the economic crisis of 2008 and, in the process, creates a dataset on the political, economic, and organizational activity of 30 labor unions both before and after the onset of the crisis of 2008. Researchers will collect and code data on political activity, organizing activity, organizational characteristics, and alliances from constitutions, convention proceedings, and other union records located at the Kheel Center Archives in Ithaca, NY, University of Washington libraries, union websites, and the Office of Labor-Management Standards. The intellectual merit of this project lies in four areas. First, it considers the range of possible activities, from conventional lobbying to radical actions, allowing for more nuanced findings. Second, focusing on organizational characteristics enables us to determine which organizational characteristics make unions more likely to take advantage of political opportunities. Third, comparing labor union activities in response to crisis with activities before the crisis began, allows for longitudinal analysis of tactical changes. Finally, the project extends research on business cycles by recording responses of labor unions to declining economic conditions. Broader ImpactsFirst, the project will produce a dataset on 30 labor unions from 2005-2010 using detailed organizational, financial, and political variables. Second, undergraduate coders will receive a valuable educational opportunity to learn hands-on research skills and experience a research project in progress. Third, the findings may further our understanding how organized labor, and interest groups more generally, affect work place conditions and policies.

博士论文研究：工会和经济危机SES-1102823凯莱布索斯沃思（PI）安莱蒙（合作PI）俄勒冈大学摘要本项目探讨如何不同类型的劳工组织在经济衰退时期的政治机会。工会如何应对经济危机？工会在应对经济衰退（如2008年的经济衰退或1929年的大萧条）时会以何种方式改变策略？组织特质（如工会领袖的资历或管理层级的类型）与工会对经济危机的反应变化之间的关系是什么？政治机会理论认为，社会运动组织将增加政治行动，而商业周期理论预测，经济危机将不利于工会，减少成员和权力。作为一个很好的例子，本文比较了不同类型的工会在大萧条和2008年的经济危机，并在此过程中，创建了一个数据集的政治，经济和组织活动的30个工会之前和之后的2008年的危机。研究人员将收集和编码有关政治活动，组织活动，组织特征和联盟的宪法，公约程序和其他工会记录位于伊萨卡，纽约州，华盛顿图书馆，工会网站和工会管理标准办公室的基尔中心档案馆的数据。这个项目的智力价值在于四个方面。首先，它考虑了可能的活动范围，从传统的游说到激进的行动，允许更细致的调查结果。其次，关注组织特征使我们能够确定哪些组织特征使工会更有可能利用政治机会。第三，通过比较工会应对危机的活动与危机发生前的活动，可以对策略变化进行纵向分析。最后，该项目通过记录工会对经济状况恶化的反应，扩展了对商业周期的研究。更广泛的影响首先，该项目将使用详细的组织、财务和政治变量，制作一个2005-2010年30个工会的数据集。 其次，本科编码员将获得宝贵的教育机会，学习实践研究技能，并体验正在进行的研究项目。第三，研究结果可能会进一步了解有组织的劳动力，更普遍的利益集团，如何影响工作场所的条件和政策。