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Published in collaboration with BUIRA, this book provides a
critical review of the field of industrial relations (IR) and
evaluates its future in the rapidly evolving world of work. Written
by key names in IR, the book captures the significant
transformations that have taken place within the field over the
past decade. It traces the historical development of IR, exploring
its ongoing impact on our lives. The chapters delve into various
aspects, including union organization and mobilization, the
influence of new technology, and the examination of
intersectionality in the context of work and employment. This is an
invaluable resource for academics and students of employment and
industrial relations, as well as HR professionals, trade union
organizations and representatives.
Published in collaboration with BUIRA, this book provides a
critical review of the field of industrial relations (IR) and
evaluates its future in the rapidly evolving world of work. Written
by key names in IR, the book captures the significant
transformations that have taken place within the field over the
past decade. It traces the historical development of IR, exploring
its ongoing impact on our lives. The chapters delve into various
aspects, including union organization and mobilization, the
influence of new technology, and the examination of
intersectionality in the context of work and employment. This is an
invaluable resource for academics and students of employment and
industrial relations, as well as HR professionals, trade union
organizations and representatives.
'Drawing on the development of economic sociology over the past 40
years, this book brings together leading scholars to explore the
relationship between social institutions on economic processes.
Inspired in particular by the innovative and creative dimensions of
Colin Crouch's work, they signpost directions for future research.
It will be an important reader for international scholars exploring
the unfolding dimensions of contemporary relations in economy and
society.' - Jacqueline O'Reilly, University of Brighton Business
School, UK While an economy is always 'embedded' in society, the
relationship between the two is undergoing profound changes in
Europe, resulting in widespread instability which is emphasised by
the current crisis. This book analyzes these changes, and in
particular pressures of intensifying international competition,
globalization and financialization within Europe. Combining the
perspectives of economic sociology, political economy and political
science, the expert contributors offer an in-depth,
multidisciplinary insight to the functioning of a number of
institutional arenas around which European economies and societies
are organized. Areas explored include the state and public policy
at European national and regional level, the welfare state,
industrial relations systems, education systems and the family.
This challenging and thought provoking book will be of great
interest to a wide-ranging audience across a number of disciplines,
including European studies, political science, comparative
political economy, economic sociology, industrial relations and
social policy. Contributors: L. Burroni, R. Erne, H. Farrell, U.
Glassmann, A. Hemerijck, S. Jong, M. Jose Gonzalez Lopez, T.
Jurado-Guerrero, M. Keune, P. Le Gales, G. Meardi, M. Naldini
Is the EU enlargement the success EU institutions proclaim? Based
on fifteen years of fieldwork research across Central and Eastern
Europe and on migrants in the UK and Germany, this book provides a
less glittering answer. The EU has betrayed hopes of social
cohesion: social regulations have been forgotten, multinationals
use threats of relocations, and workers, left without institutional
channels to voice their concerns, have reacted by leaving their
countries en masse. Yet migration, for many, increases social
vulnerability. Drawing on Hirschman's concepts of 'Exit' and
'Voice', the book traces the origins of such failures in the
management of EU enlargement as a pure economic and market-creating
exercise, neglecting the inherently political nature of labour
relations. The reinforcement of market mechanisms without political
counterbalances has resulted in an increase in opportunistic 'exit'
behaviour by both employers and employees, and thereby in a
worsening quality of democracy, at workplace, national and European
levels. As a result of this process, the EU has become more similar
to the North American Free Trade Agreement between USA, Canada and
Mexico, where social rights are marginalized and economic
integration does not translate into better development.
Is the EU enlargement the success EU institutions proclaim? Based
on fifteen years of fieldwork research across Central and Eastern
Europe and on migrants in the UK and Germany, this book provides a
less glittering answer. The EU has betrayed hopes of social
cohesion: social regulations have been forgotten, multinationals
use threats of relocations, and workers, left without institutional
channels to voice their concerns, have reacted by leaving their
countries en masse. Yet migration, for many, increases social
vulnerability. Drawing on Hirschman's concepts of 'Exit' and
'Voice', the book traces the origins of such failures in the
management of EU enlargement as a pure economic and market-creating
exercise, neglecting the inherently political nature of labour
relations. The reinforcement of market mechanisms without political
counterbalances has resulted in an increase in opportunistic 'exit'
behaviour by both employers and employees, and thereby in a
worsening quality of democracy, at workplace, national and European
levels. As a result of this process, the EU has become more similar
to the North American Free Trade Agreement between USA, Canada and
Mexico, where social rights are marginalized and economic
integration does not translate into better development.
This title was first published in 2000: This text concerns the
transformation of class consciousness. It shows that differences
between trade union activists from the East and West are not
inherited from the past but are socially constructed, and that
Eastern trade unions are "no longer" like their Western
counterparts, as opposed to "not yet" like them. The study
concentrates mainly on Italy and Poland, with East and West
referring to concepts and perceptions rather than as a geographical
concern. It discovers whether the differences in trade union
consciousness are due to the meaning members give a situation or
the specificity of the local work settings.
This title was first published in 2000: This text concerns the
transformation of class consciousness. It shows that differences
between trade union activists from the East and West are not
inherited from the past but are socially constructed, and that
Eastern trade unions are "no longer" like their Western
counterparts, as opposed to "not yet" like them. The study
concentrates mainly on Italy and Poland, with East and West
referring to concepts and perceptions rather than as a geographical
concern. It discovers whether the differences in trade union
consciousness are due to the meaning members give a situation or
the specificity of the local work settings.
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