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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

INTRODUCTION: MASS STRIKES IN THE GLOBAL CRISIS (ALEXANDER GALLAS AND JÖRG NOWAK)

THE NOVEMBER 2012 GENERAL STRIKE AND ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS – ANALYSIS FROM THE PORTUGUESE CASE (HUGO DIAS AND LÍDIA FERNANDES)

THE UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT OF (MASS) STRIKES IN FRANCE AND SPAIN (MARIA GOROSARRI AND LUCIOLE SAUVIAT)

AUTHORITARIAN DEFENCE OF THE GERMAN MODEL? (STEFANIE HÜRTGEN)

CLASS COALITIONS OR STRUGGLES WITHIN THE WORKING CLASS? SOCIAL UNREST IN INDIA AND BRAZIL DURING THE GLOBAL CRISIS (JÖRG NOWAK)

LABOUR CONFLICT IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL: CHALLENGING AN ALLIANCE? (LUIS CAMPOS AND BRUNO DOBRUSIN)

STRIKES AND LABOUR RELATIONS IN CHINA (TIM PRINGLE)

THE STRIKE AS A CHALLENGE TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH (HERMES AUGUSTO COSTA AND HUGO DIAS)

UNDERSTANDING THE BOMBAY TEXTILE STRIKE OF 1982–1983 (RAVI GHADGE)

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