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European Integration and Industrial Relations

Multi-Level Governance in the Making

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  • © 2006

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  1. Paul Marginson
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  2. Keith Sisson
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Introduction: Contested Terrain

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 1-27

  3. The Starting Point: Three Key Dimensions

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 28-53

  4. Multi-Level Governance in the Making: Introducing the Key Processes

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 54-80

  5. Industrial Relations at EU Community and Sector Levels: a Glass Half Full as Well as Half Empty?

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 81-117

  6. National ‘Social Pacts’: A Case of ‘Re-nationalization’ and ‘Europeanization’?

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 118-142

  7. National Sector Agreements: The Foundations under Threat?

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 143-173

  8. The Changing Balance between Sector and Company Bargaining: Two Sectors Compared

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 174-215

  9. The Euro-Company: Focal Point for the Europeanization of Industrial Relations?

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 216-245

  10. Wage Developments in a Multi-Level System: A Case of ‘Convergence Without Coordination’?

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 246-270

  11. Working Time Patterns: Confirming the Significance of the Sector

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 271-288

  12. ‘One Europe’ and ‘Several Europes’? A Review of the Findings

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 289-305

  13. Implications

    • Paul Marginson, Keith Sisson
    Pages 306-318

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 319-360
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About this book

This book comprehensively analyzes the impact of continuing European integration on industrial relations institutions and outcomes. It organizes an immensely rich body of theoretical and empirical material to sustain its core argument that the governance of industrial relations is increasingly multi-level. Cross-national influences are shown to mix with national ones and involve the European sector and company, as well as Community, levels. Competing tendencies towards 'Europeanization', 'Americanization' and 'Re-nationalization' are identified. The approach is multi-disciplinary and truly cross-national. It deals with both the theory and practice of industrial relations in contemporary Europe.

Reviews

Reviews of the hardback edition:

'This book is a landmark publication in the study of European integration and industrial relations.' - Human Resource Management Journal

'Marginson and Sisson describe the complex nature of the evolution of industrial relations in integrated Europe. Their method is institutional industrial relations at its best.' - Industrial and Labor Relations Review

'Its multidisciplinary approach makes it of interest to economists and political scientists, as well as industrial relations commentators, and it embraces the key issues which are essential to understanding contemporary European developments.' - Journal of Common Market Studies

About the authors

PAUL MARGINSON is Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Industrial Relations Research Unit at the University of Warwick. He has researched and published extensively on the Europeanization of industrial relations.

KEITH SISSON is Head of Strategy Development at the UK's Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service, and Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations in the University of Warwick's Industrial Relations Research Unit. As well as European industrial relations, he has published widely on the role of management in industrial relations.

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