Date: 2014
Type: Article
When trade unions succeed : cases of blocked liberalisation in the common market
European journal of political research, 2014, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 465-479
MERETHE DOTTERUD, Leiren, When trade unions succeed : cases of blocked liberalisation in the common market, European journal of political research, 2014, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 465-479
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Despite the generally accepted weakness of trade unions at the European Union level, an analysis of two high profile cases – the Services Directive and the Port Directive – shows that trade unions are able to mobilise effectively at the European level and, within constellations of actors, crucially impact EU decision making. In contrast to common claims that a lack of access to EU institutions makes such groups powerless, it is argued here that the exclusion of large opposing societal groups from consultations is neither a quick nor a sure fire recipe for dismantling opposition. On the contrary, it politicises the process and may lead to opposing groups mobilising in more contentious ways.
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First published: 02 January 2014
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/59108
Full-text via DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12044
ISSN: 0304-4130; 1475-6765
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