1st Edition
The Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe The Search for Alternatives
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is a developing crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe; this volume outlines the crisis and examines the emerging alternatives. The authors define 'social democratic trade unionism' and its associated party-union nexus and explain how this traditional model has been threatened by social democracy's accommodation to neo-liberal restructuring and public service reform.... Read more
Chapter 1 Social Democracy and Trade Unions; Chapter 2 Sweden – Social Democracy after the Divorce?; Chapter 3 Germany – The Collapse of a Model?; Chapter 4 State, Unions, and Labourism in Britain; Chapter 5 The Persistence of French Exceptionalism?; Chapter 6 The ‘European Social Model’: Towards a Transnational Social Democratic Trade Unionism?; Chapter 7 Alternative Futures?;
Biography
Martin Upchurch is a Professor of International Employment Relations at the Middlesex University Business School, Middlesex University, UK, Graham Taylor, is a Reader in Sociology, at the School of Sociology, University of the West of England, UK and Dr Andrew Mathers is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Sociology, University of the West of England, UK.
'The authors combine a masterful analysis of the weakening nexus between social democratic labour parties and trade unions in Europe with thoughtful reflections on possible future developments. A must-read for everybody interested in the possibilities of trade union revival.' Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham, UK '...[this book] makes a valuable contribution to a seminal concern for union activists.' Labour Research
