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Trade unions' ability to prevent liberalisation: Examining when trade unions can prevent liberalisation in the context of the European Union

Rystad, Ludvig LU (2018) STVM23 20181
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Research on trade unions ability to influence EU policies has mainly addressed the issues trade unions faces internally such as cultural, linguistic and ideological differences. This thesis extends the research on trade unions ability to influence EU policies by analysing what external factors that has to be present if trade unions shall be able to prevent liberalisation in the context of the European Union. In doing so, the thesis looks at what external factors that were present for the trade unions in the port service directive, the Bolkestein directive and the postal service directive and thus can determine when trade unions can prevent liberalisation. By using three variables from political opportunity structure, this thesis concludes... (More)
Research on trade unions ability to influence EU policies has mainly addressed the issues trade unions faces internally such as cultural, linguistic and ideological differences. This thesis extends the research on trade unions ability to influence EU policies by analysing what external factors that has to be present if trade unions shall be able to prevent liberalisation in the context of the European Union. In doing so, the thesis looks at what external factors that were present for the trade unions in the port service directive, the Bolkestein directive and the postal service directive and thus can determine when trade unions can prevent liberalisation. By using three variables from political opportunity structure, this thesis concludes that if trade unions shall be able to prevent liberalisation, trade unions must be allied with actors within the EU elites and there has to be a disagreement within the EU elites. (Less)
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author
Rystad, Ludvig LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM23 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
political opportunity structure, trade unions, EU policies, liberalisation, social movement theory
language
English
id
8940430
date added to LUP
2018-08-22 08:19:49
date last changed
2018-08-22 08:19:49
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  abstract     = {{Research on trade unions ability to influence EU policies has mainly addressed the issues trade unions faces internally such as cultural, linguistic and ideological differences. This thesis extends the research on trade unions ability to influence EU policies by analysing what external factors that has to be present if trade unions shall be able to prevent liberalisation in the context of the European Union. In doing so, the thesis looks at what external factors that were present for the trade unions in the port service directive, the Bolkestein directive and the postal service directive and thus can determine when trade unions can prevent liberalisation. By using three variables from political opportunity structure, this thesis concludes that if trade unions shall be able to prevent liberalisation, trade unions must be allied with actors within the EU elites and there has to be a disagreement within the EU elites.}},
  author       = {{Rystad, Ludvig}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Trade unions' ability to prevent liberalisation: Examining when trade unions can prevent liberalisation in the context of the European Union}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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