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German Trade Unions and Right Extremism: Understanding Membership Attitudes
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Abstract Right-wing populism and extremism present challenges for trade unions throughout Europe. This article reports findings from a representative survey and group interviews with union members in Germany. Far right attitudes are neither more nor less widespread among union members as a whole than in the ... view more
Right-wing populism and extremism present challenges for trade unions throughout Europe. This article reports findings from a representative survey and group interviews with union members in Germany. Far right attitudes are neither more nor less widespread among union members as a whole than in the population at large, but there are considerable differences within the membership. In particular, skilled workers as well as middle managers who are union members are significantly more inclined to extremist attitudes than non-unionists. The article discusses these results and presents several conclusions regarding future trade union policy.... view less
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political attitude; right extremism; trade union membership;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 65-84
Journal
European Journal of Industrial Relations, 14 (2008) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680107086112
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)