The European Union and Industrial Relations: New Procedures, New Context

Hardback

Main Details

Title The European Union and Industrial Relations: New Procedures, New Context
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Stijn Smismans
SeriesEurope in Change
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719086724
ClassificationsDewey:331.094
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white|Tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 31 October 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the first book to provide a clear overview and innovative analysis of the multiple ways the European Union affects industrial relations. It frames the EU as the provider of both a new institutional framework and policy context for industrial relations. It first examines the European level institutional framework for industrial relations, namely the European social dialogue at cross-sectoral, sectoral and company level, as well as interactions between these and transnational developments. It then focuses on the EU's role as a driver for institutional change in industrial relations at the national level, and subsequently analyses how the EU's policy framework, such as the common market freedoms, economic governance and Agenda 2020, influences industrial relations. The book will be of great interest particularly to all those involved in industrial relations and EU studies and more generally to anyone interested in the EU's debated and contested role in socio-economic governance in the face of an economic crisis that puts into question existing national and transnational governance structures. -- .

Author Biography

Stijn Smismans is holder of the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Governance at Cardiff University -- .