Week 6 & 7 Readings
ITU: International Union of Typesetters
Democratic system
Mass society: a society without a multitude of organizations independent of state power has high dictatorial and revolutionary potential
Maintains:
Oligarchy
Men who are most involved in formal/informal relationships with other printers are more likely to be active and interested in union politics
Active associationism = linked with an increase in knowledge, interest, and involvement in union politics
Liberals are more motivated to participate in political activities
Characteristics
Status: highly educated but blue-collared workers → ambiguous
Become friends with other printers because can’t find people with similar status
Job satisfaction: really liked their jobs
Spend more time with co-workers
Substitute system: substitutes are hired each day, if don’t have work they socialize together
More time unemployed = more active in the occupational community
Working hours: mostly on weekends and at night
Cannot hang out with other people so they hang out with each other
Night workers = more active in associations
Weimar Germany
High levels of associationism
Ineffective government
→ Fragmented German society instead of unifying it
→ Facilitated Hitler’s rise to power
→ Weakened democracy
The middle class suffered greatly from the Great Depression and became frustrated with the government’s failures
Nazis recruited highly activists individuals and exploited their skills to expand the party’s appeal and consolidate its power
They helped to design propaganda + political events
Nazis infiltrated existing associations to eliminate potential opponents
Flourishing civil society doesn’t lead to liberal democracy
The political context is important
Protestantism influenced the rise of stable democracy around the world through missionaries
Spread religious liberty
Mass education
For literacy
Women + men
Mass printing + newspapers
Voluntary organizations + associations
Promoted civil society
Colonial reforms
It is important to consider religious beliefs because they profoundly shape society
ITU: International Union of Typesetters
Democratic system
Mass society: a society without a multitude of organizations independent of state power has high dictatorial and revolutionary potential
Maintains:
Oligarchy
Men who are most involved in formal/informal relationships with other printers are more likely to be active and interested in union politics
Active associationism = linked with an increase in knowledge, interest, and involvement in union politics
Liberals are more motivated to participate in political activities
Characteristics
Status: highly educated but blue-collared workers → ambiguous
Become friends with other printers because can’t find people with similar status
Job satisfaction: really liked their jobs
Spend more time with co-workers
Substitute system: substitutes are hired each day, if don’t have work they socialize together
More time unemployed = more active in the occupational community
Working hours: mostly on weekends and at night
Cannot hang out with other people so they hang out with each other
Night workers = more active in associations
Weimar Germany
High levels of associationism
Ineffective government
→ Fragmented German society instead of unifying it
→ Facilitated Hitler’s rise to power
→ Weakened democracy
The middle class suffered greatly from the Great Depression and became frustrated with the government’s failures
Nazis recruited highly activists individuals and exploited their skills to expand the party’s appeal and consolidate its power
They helped to design propaganda + political events
Nazis infiltrated existing associations to eliminate potential opponents
Flourishing civil society doesn’t lead to liberal democracy
The political context is important
Protestantism influenced the rise of stable democracy around the world through missionaries
Spread religious liberty
Mass education
For literacy
Women + men
Mass printing + newspapers
Voluntary organizations + associations
Promoted civil society
Colonial reforms
It is important to consider religious beliefs because they profoundly shape society