The moral economy of solidarity: A study of the 2017 hunger strike in Mauritius

Pratima Sambajee

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2025, vol. 46, issue 1, 96-117

Abstract: This article engages a moral economy (ME) approach with mobilisation theory (MT), using Sayer’s concept of lay morality to examine how solidarity was articulated and developed during a hunger strike. It argues that subjective moral evaluations and the historical context influenced solidarity and the outcomes of the strike. To explore this, a theoretical engagement between ME and MT found that solidarity was based on strong moral evaluations by workers and union leaders within a historically informed moral economy. The article confirms the analytical value of theoretically engaging ME and MT to provide a more fertile ground for understanding solidarity.

Keywords: Hunger strike; lay morality; Mauritius; mobilisation theory; moral economy; solidarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X241306210

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