Full Description
This book examines the integration of trade unions from the six biggest countries of the EU's Eastern enlargement of EU governance structures. Based on more than 150 in-depth interviews, comprehensive data, document research, and eight detailed case studies, contributions describe the activities and perceptions of the trade unions under investigation and different levels of engagement, including European umbrella organizations, interregional cooperation, and European Works Councils. The book contributes to political science research on interest representation and Europeanization, as well as sociological research on labor relations.
Contents
List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface Introduction Analytical Framework 1. Research Questions and Research Context, by Christin Landgraf and Heiko Pleines 2. Research Design, by Heiko Pleines 3. Trade Unions and Industrial Relations in the EU Member States of Eastern Enlargement, by Klaus Henning Part I: Forms of International Cooperation 4. Not Dominant but Existent. Involvement of Trade Unions from EU Member States of Eastern Enlargement in European Trade Union Federations, by Klaus Henning 5. EU-Level Activities of Trade Unions from the New EU Member States, by Christin Landgraf 6. Trade Unions from the New EU Member States that Are in Multilateral Cooperation. The Example of the Vienna Memorandum Group, by Christin Landgraf and Zdenka Mansfeldova 7. European Works Councils in Poland and the Europeanization of the NSZZ Solidarnosc Trade Union, by Karoline Mis Part II: Selected Country Studies 8. The Europeanization of Bulgarian Trade Unions. Achievements and Challenges, by Vassil Kirov 9. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Czech Trade Unions in Domestic and European Arenas, by Zdenka Mansfeldova 10. Hungarian Trade Unions in EU Multilevel Governance. Interest Representation and Europeanisation, by Christin Landgraf Part III: Case Studies 11. The Integration of the Bulgarian Trade Union Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) into European Union Governance Structures, by Vassil Kirov 12. The Czech Metalworkers' Federation OS KOVO in Domestic and European Arenas, by Zdenka Mansfeldova 13. Different Faces of Europeanization. The Case of NSZZ Solidarnosc, by Aleksandra Lis 14. European Governance and the Romanian Cartel Alfa Trade Union Confederation, by Leyla Safta-Zecheria 15. Slovak Trade Unions between the European Union and the Enterprise Level. A Case Study of OZ KOVO, by Monika Cambalikova Conclusion 16. Conclusion, by Christin Landgraf and Heiko Pleines About the Authors
