02870 a2200445 4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001700136072001600153072001600169072001500185072001500200072001400215072001400229072001500243072001400258072001400272072001300286072001300299072001200312072001400324072002100338072002100359072002100380072002100401072002100422072002100443072002100464100002000485245010300505250000600608260003200614300001000646520175300656999001502409036778690720250317100418.0250312042021GB eng  a9780367786908 bTaylor & FranciscGBP 41.99fBB a01 aeng7 aKJMV22thema7 aNHTK2thema7 aJHBL2thema7 aKJU2thema7 aKCF2thema7 aJP2thema7 a1D2bisac7 aKJMV22bic7 aHBTK2bic7 aJHBL2bic7 aKJU2bic7 aKCF2bic7 aJP2bic7 a1D2bisac7 aBUS0300002bisac7 aBUS1030002bisac7 aBUS0000002bisac7 aBUS0380002bisac7 aBUS0600002bisac7 aBUS0610002bisac7 a331.880942bisac1 aMartin Seeliger10aTrade Unions in the Course of European IntegrationbThe Social Construction of Organized Interests a1 aOxfordbRoutledgec20210331 a280 p bFrom the perspective of trade unions, European integration makes it more necessary than ever before to establish common political positions. At the same time, increasing heterogeneity between the member states makes the crafting of such positions more and more difficult. Can, under these circumstances, a joint political line among European trade unions emerge? To answer this question, the book sheds light on transnational trade union cooperation in the three most important policy fields: the debate around the Freedom of services, the discussion over a European minimum wage, and the efforts of international wage coordination. Drawing on the results of extensive field research based on a qualitative study among trade unions from Hungary, Poland, Sweden, and Germany, as well as representatives from the European level, this book points to a significant gap in European trade union politics between pretensions and reality. The findings provide a solid theoretical framework, suitable not only to explain current dynamics in the field of European trade unionism, but also promising for further research on the topic. With its focus on a contested political field, Trade Unions in the Course of European Integration contributes to practical and theoretical debates within European trade unionism. As an adequate understanding of European trade unionism in general and collective bargaining requires a twofold perspective on European integration and the role of trade unions in European labor relations, two fields of scholarly interest are being addressed. Moreover, with its focus on European trade unionism as an internationalist project of labor politics, the book will also appeal to those interested in the field of Global Labor Studies. c3179d3179