Digitizing Labor Unrest: Heterogeneous Effects of Digital Communication on Strike Frequency in Brazil
Published online on June 06, 2026
Abstract
Politics & Society, Ahead of Print.
How does access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) impact labor unrest? In Brazil, strike activity has increased since around 2013, coinciding with the rapid diffusion of smartphones and mobile internet. To explain this shift, I combine ...
How does access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) impact labor unrest? In Brazil, strike activity has increased since around 2013, coinciding with the rapid diffusion of smartphones and mobile internet. To explain this shift, I combine ...