Trade unions' ability to prevent liberalisation: Examining when trade unions can prevent liberalisation in the context of the European Union
(2018) STVM23 20181Department 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
- 2018
- 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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