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Between sectionalism and revitalisation: trade unions and activation policies in Europe
[working paper]
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University of Edinburgh, Publication and Dissemination Centre (PUDISCwowe)
Abstract Though the response of trade unions to activation policies seems a crucial test of their capacity to adapt to the challenges of post-industrialisation, the issue has to date received little systematic attention in the welfare state or labour market policy literature. This paper takes a first step in... view more
Though the response of trade unions to activation policies seems a crucial test of their capacity to adapt to the challenges of post-industrialisation, the issue has to date received little systematic attention in the welfare state or labour market policy literature. This paper takes a first step in remedying this curious neglect. Drawing on relevant theoretical literature it first briefly outlines two very contrasting perspectives on how unions' broad adaptation strategies could be expected to shape their attitude to activation reforms. It then analyses the role played by unions across around twenty years of labour market policy reforms in three strategically selected national case studies, confronting the differing assumptions to some preliminary empirical evidence. The cross-case evidence suggests that union attitudes to activation policies are rarely unambiguous reflections of either pure sectionalism or planned revitalisation platforms, but are instead shaped by a mix of strategic policy trade-offs, institutional incentives as well, at times, by the influence of new policy ideas.... view less
Keywords
Netherlands; Italy; activating labor market policy; France; reform; trade union; activation
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Labor Market Policy
Free Keywords
activation; unions; insiders; preference formation; institutions
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Edinburgh
Page/Pages
28 p.
Series
Working Papers on the Reconciliation of Work and Welfare in Europe, REC-WP 07/2010
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications