European Labour Movements in Crisis
From Indecision to Indifference
Seiten
2018
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-3664-0 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-3664-0 (ISBN)
Prosser argues that labour movements respond to European integration in a manner which instigates competition between national labour markets. The book’s hypothesis has key implications for debates about labour movements and the EU and its engaging style will captivate scholars, students and policymakers. -- .
In this book, Prosser argues that labour movements respond to European integration in a manner which instigates competition between national labour markets. It bases its hypothesis on analysis of four countries – Germany, Spain, France and Poland – and two processes: the collective bargaining practices of trade unions in the first decade of the Eurozone and the response of trade unions and social-democratic parties to austerity in Southern Europe. In the first process, although unions did not intentionally compete, there was a drift towards zero-sum outcomes which benefited national workforces in stronger structural positions. In the second process, during which a crisis resulting from the earlier actions of labour occurred, lack of solidarity reinforced effects of competition. -- .
In this book, Prosser argues that labour movements respond to European integration in a manner which instigates competition between national labour markets. It bases its hypothesis on analysis of four countries – Germany, Spain, France and Poland – and two processes: the collective bargaining practices of trade unions in the first decade of the Eurozone and the response of trade unions and social-democratic parties to austerity in Southern Europe. In the first process, although unions did not intentionally compete, there was a drift towards zero-sum outcomes which benefited national workforces in stronger structural positions. In the second process, during which a crisis resulting from the earlier actions of labour occurred, lack of solidarity reinforced effects of competition. -- .
Thomas Prosser is a Reader in European social policy at Cardiff University -- .
Preface
Part I: Setting up the question
1 European labour movements in crisis
2 How do labour movements respond to European integration? Surveying the field
3 Conceptualizing European labour movements in crisis
Part II: Country studies
4 Germany: Accidental neomercantilism, questionable solidarity?
5 Spain: Going under
6 France: Au milieu
7 Poland: Splendid isolation?
Part III: Answering the question
8 Insiders and outsiders on a European scale
9 How do labour movements respond to European integration?
10 Intergovernmentalism, disintegration and the importance of European unity
Appendix 1: List of semi-structured research interviewees
Glossary
References -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.04.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 5 tables, 9 graphs |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 472 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-3664-3 / 1526136643 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-3664-0 / 9781526136640 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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