Immanuel Ness
Immanuel Ness | |
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Immanuel Ness in Kuala Lumpur | |
| Born | 17 June 1958 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New York University (BA) Columbia University (MA) City University of New York (PhD) |
| Thesis | Trade Unions and the Unemployed: Organizing Strategies, Conflict, and Control (1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | City University of New York University of Johannesburg |
| Main interests | Political economy Labour and work organization Migration Imperialism |
| Notable works | Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class Migration as Economic Imperialism |
Immanuel Ness (born June 17, 1958) is an American political scientist who teaches at City University of New York's Brooklyn College. His academic focus is on workers' organization, migration, mobilization and politics. He is also a labour activist.
Ness is known for his contributions regarding worker's movements and party formation in the Global South, and has worked with leading activists in India, Southern Africa, East and Southeast Asia. In 1990, he founded the New York Unemployed Committee. He is author and editor of numerous articles and academic and popular books on labour, worker insurgencies and trade unions. Most notably, he worked with Mexican workers, unions, and community organizations in New York City to establish a code of conduct for migrant laborers in 2001 who were paid below minimum wage.