All Outputs (3)

The agitator “theory” of strikes re-evaluated (2006)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2006). The agitator “theory” of strikes re-evaluated. Labor History, 47(4), 485-509. https://doi.org/10.1080/00236560600899024

This article re-evaluates the so-called 'agitator theory' of strikes, the popular (often media-induced) notion that industrial militancy is the work of a few hard-core militant shop stewards and/or left-wing political 'agitators.' It suggests that wh... Read More about The agitator “theory” of strikes re-evaluated.

In defence of the alterfactual in historical analysis (2006)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2006). In defence of the alterfactual in historical analysis. Socialist History, 76-88

Revolutionary syndicalist opposition to the First World War: An international comparative reassessment (2006)
Journal Article
Darlington, R. (2006). Revolutionary syndicalist opposition to the First World War: An international comparative reassessment. Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire (Imprimé), 12(4), 983-1003

It has been argued that support for the First World War by the important French syndicalist organisation, the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) has tended to obscure the fact that other national syndicalist organisations remained faithful to th... Read More about Revolutionary syndicalist opposition to the First World War: An international comparative reassessment.