Paths to Transnational Solidarity : Identity-Building Processes in European Works Councils

Hermann Kotthoff

ISBN 10: 3034317751 / ISBN 13: 9783034317757

Published by Peter Lang, 2014

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - With national industrial relations systems struggling to keep apace with the global and mobile nature of capital, the emergence of the European works council has caught the imagination of both practitioners and scholars of this institution in the last two decades. European works councils find themselves at the centre of an ever emerging European industrial relations landscape, offering employees of multinationals within the European Economic Area the opportunity to work together in regulating employment conditions. An in-depth empirical study of five European works councils, this book offers a unique look into factors which promote and hinder the development of solidarity amongst employees. With a sociological bent, this volume is a must for EWC delegates struggling to deal with geographical, cultural and historical factors that undermine relations between them.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paths to Transnational Solidarity : Identity-Building Processes in European Works Councils
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034317751
• ISBN 13: 9783034317757
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 15D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 400 grams

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Synopsis

With national industrial relations systems struggling to keep apace with the global and mobile nature of capital, the emergence of the European works council has caught the imagination of both practitioners and scholars of this institution in the last two decades. European works councils find themselves at the centre of an ever emerging European industrial relations landscape, offering employees of multinationals within the European Economic Area the opportunity to work together in regulating employment conditions. An in-depth empirical study of five European works councils, this book offers a unique look into factors which promote and hinder the development of solidarity amongst employees. With a sociological bent, this volume is a must for EWC delegates struggling to deal with geographical, cultural and historical factors that undermine relations between them.

About the Author

Hermann Kotthoff is professor of industrial and organizational sociology at Technische Universität Darmstadt. He is the author of significant research literature on industrial relations (German and European Works Council), corporate culture and sociology of management.
Michael Whittall has taught and researched in the area of European industrial relations for over twenty years. He is renowned for his work on European works councils, in particular the question of European identity.