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Labour Unrest

Labour Unrest is an academic construct denoting a state of sustained collective dissatisfaction and disruptive industrial actions among workers, distinguished from isolated disputes by its systemic nature, widespread participation, and potential to challenge established labour-management relations.

393

Publications

14K

Citations

490

Authors

192

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

44

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Publications

393

Leaving China's Farms: Survey Results of New Paths and Remaining Hurdles to Rural Migration

Scott Rozelle, Li Guo, Minggao Shen et al. · The China Quarterly · 1999 · 313 citations

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The Resistance of Chinese Laid-off Workers in the Reform Period

Yongshun Cai · The China Quarterly · 2002 · 209 citations

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The Changing Nature of Labor Unrest in China

Manfred Elfström, Sarosh Kuruvilla · Industrial and Labor Relations Review · 2014 · 208 citations

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The Making of a New Working Class? A Study of Collective Actions of Migrant Workers in South China

Chris King‐Chi Chan, Ngai Pun · The China Quarterly · 2009 · 207 citations

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Labor Unrest, Immigration, and Ethnic Conflict in Urban America, 1880-1914

Susan Olzak · American Journal of Sociology · 1989 · 193 citations

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Authors

490

  1. CK
    Chris King‐Chi Chan

    City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    4 publications · 452 citations

    4

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  2. ME
    Manfred Elfström

    University of Southern California, United States

    3 publications · 245 citations

    3

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  3. CP
    Craig Phelan

    Kingston University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 86 citations

    3

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  4. SH
    Stephen H. Norwood

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

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  5. KV
    Kurt Vandaele

    European Trade Union Institute, Belgium

    2 publications · 52 citations

    2

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Institutions

192

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    736 citations

  2. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    223 citations

  3. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    539 citations

  4. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    117 citations

  5. European Trade Union Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    67 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    169 citations

  7. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    245 citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    183 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 34 publications · 1.4K citations

    21

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 17 publications · 890 citations

    15

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  3. The Economic History Review

    12 publications · 298 citations

    12

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  4. Labour / Le Travail

    10 publications · 352 citations

    10

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  5. Capital & Class

    10 publications · 312 citations

    10

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