Labour and transnational action in times of crisis. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Andreas Bieler, Roland Erne, Darragh Golden, Idar Helle, Knut Kjeldstadli, Tiago Manuel Matos and Sabina Stan.
• Other Names: Bieler, Andreas, 1967-
• Contents: Introduction: The Structuring Conditions of the Global Economy and Possibilities of Agency, <span style="font-style:italic;">Andreas Bieler, <span style="font-weight:bold;"> <span style="font-style:italic;">Roland Erne, Darragh Golden, Idar Helle, Knut Kjeldstadli, Tiago Matos and Sabina Stan / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> Part I: Class Formation / 1. The Crisis of the World’s Old Labour Movements, <span style="font-style:italic;">Marcel van der Linden / 2. Farewell to Europe’s Working Classes: Welcome the Making of the European Working Class?, <span style="font-style:italic;">Ingo Schmidt / 3. Free Trade and Transnational Labour Solidarity: Structural and Agential Challenges for the 21 st Century, <span style="font-style:italic;">Andreas Bieler / 4. Mass Strikes in Brazil, South Africa and India after 2008 – Separate Battles, but a United Struggle?, <span style="font-style:italic;">Jörg Nowak <span style="font-weight:bold;">/ Part II. Transnational Action – Past and Present / 5. Trade Union Internationalism and European integration: A Critical Evaluation, <span style="font-style:italic;">Darragh Golden / 6. A Closed Nation or an Open Working Class? When do Unions Opt for Including Labour Migrants?, <span style="font-style:italic;">Knut Kjeldstadli / 7. A Pyrrhic Victory? A Case of National Unions and Immigrant Workers Returned, <span style="font-style:italic;">Tiago M atos / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part III. Power and Strategy / 8. Labour after Globalisation: Old and New Sources of Power, <span style="font-style:italic;">Eddie Webster / 9. Power, Labour and Globalisation: How Context-Appropriate Strategies Help Transnational Labour Alliances Succeed, <span style="font-style:italic;">Marissa Brookes / 10. Governance Struggles and Worker Power: The New Spirit of Labour Transnationalism, <span style="font-style:italic;">Jamie K. McCallum <span style="font-style:italic;">/ 11. What Role Can Trade Union Education Play in Enhancing Transnational Labour Solidarity?, <span style="font-style:italic;">Bianca Föhrer / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part IV. Varieties of Internationalism / 12. Pathways of Influence: Transnational Activism and Labour Rights in China, <span style="font-style:italic;">Sabrina Zajak / 13. Labour in the Era of Transnational Migration, What Prospects for International Solidarity, <span style="font-style:italic;">Jenny Jungehülsing / 14. Towards a ‘Cosmopolitan’ Labour Movement? Managerial and Mobilising Dynamics in International Trade Unionism, <span style="font-style:italic;">Charles Umney / Conclusion: Questions for the Future: Towards an Analytical Framework, <span style="font-style:italic;">Knut Kjeldstadli, Andreas Bieler, Roland Erne, Darragh Golden, Idar Helle, Tiago Matos and Sabina Stan ; ; ;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Rowman & Littlefield International
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 331.8; Political Science: Political Economy; International labor activities; Labor unions; Labor movement; Crises; Political Science: Globalization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783482795; 1783482796
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