Approaching Euro-democracy and its alternatives -- Do unions have an interest in Euro-democratization? -- Wage policy and the European economic and monetary unions -- The rise of national competitive corporatism in Western Europe -- European wage-bargaining coordination networks : contrasting...

Since the revitalisation of the European integration process by the Delors Commission, European institutions have been encouraging social dialogue and the emergence of a European system of industrial relations. The Barroso Commission's response to the Eurozone crisis is a source of concern for...

Roland Erne's view of transnational trade union networks challenges the assertion that no realistic prospect exists for remedying the European Union's democratic deficit--that is, its domination by corporate interests and lack of a cohesive European...

The study aims to provide new information on the impact of new governance tools on the different actors of the European system of industrial relations – European institutions, governments and European social partners. Furthermore, it endeavours to: promote awareness and understanding of the...

This report explores the processes of governance at work in European industrial relations. It examines the institutional and legal frameworks in which the social partners operate, highlighting the main instruments used and factors that impede or facilitate new forms of agreements. Taking as its...