This paper proposes a conceptualization of social dumping and applies it to an analysis of the EU integration process … defines social dumping as the practice, undertaken by self-interested market participants, of undermining or evading existing … social regulations with the aim of gaining a competitive advantage. The paper also argues that the social dumping practices …

Despite its widespread use in popular discourse, the term ‘social dumping' remains poorly defined and thus subject to … misconceptions or conscious abuse. This paper reviews recent public debates and academic studies on real or perceived social dumping … social dumping. Finally, using examples from the EU context, it outlines key characteristics of social dumping practices …