Labour and Transnational Action in Times of Crisis
Andreas Bieler · Roland Erne · Darragh Golden · Idar Helle · Knut Kjeldstadli · Tiago Matos · Sabina Stan
Jul 2015 · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Processes of neoliberal globalization have put national trade unions under pressure as the transnational organization of production puts these labour movements in competition with each other. The global economic crisis has intensified these pressures further. And yet, economic and political integration processes have also provided workers with new possibilities to organize resistance.
Emphasizing the importance of agency, this book analyzes transnational labour action in times of crisis, historically and now. It draws on a variety of fascinating cases, across formal and informal collectives, in order to clarify which factors facilitate or block the formation of solidarity. Moving beyond empirical description of cases to an informed understanding of collective action across borders, the volume provides an insightful theorization of transnational action.
Emphasizing the importance of agency, this book analyzes transnational labour action in times of crisis, historically and now. It draws on a variety of fascinating cases, across formal and informal collectives, in order to clarify which factors facilitate or block the formation of solidarity. Moving beyond empirical description of cases to an informed understanding of collective action across borders, the volume provides an insightful theorization of transnational action.
About the author
Andreas Bieler is professor of political economy at Nottingham University, UK and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice.
Roland Erne teaches labour relations at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Darragh Golden is a PhD candidate based at the University College Dublin, Ireland.
Idar Helle is historian in the field of European labour movements and industrial relations.
Knut Kjeldstadli is professor of modern history at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Tiago Matos is a PhD candidate in History and Civilization at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Sabina Stan is lecturer in sociology at Dublin City University, Ireland.
Roland Erne teaches labour relations at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Darragh Golden is a PhD candidate based at the University College Dublin, Ireland.
Idar Helle is historian in the field of European labour movements and industrial relations.
Knut Kjeldstadli is professor of modern history at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Tiago Matos is a PhD candidate in History and Civilization at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Sabina Stan is lecturer in sociology at Dublin City University, Ireland.
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