Drawing on three decades of research on union renewal, this article asks what we can learn
from these studies. It covers successively the modernisation of union strategy, the re …

In this article, we review and assess research on the role of trade unions in labour markets
and society, the current decline of unions and union revitalisation. The review shows three …

Seit geraumer Zeit befinden sich die Gewerkschaften in den Gesellschaften des
entwickelten Kapitalismus in der Defensive. Dies gilt für die Vereinigten Staaten von …

This article examines the effect of union membership on civic and political participation in
the late 20th century in the United States. We discuss why and how unions seek to mobilize …

How the European Union handles posted workers is a growing issue for a region with
borders that really are just lines on a map. A 2008 story, dissected in Ines Wagner's Workers …

This paper revisits the comparative approach used by Penninx and Roosblad (Trade
Unions, Immigration and Immigrants in Europe, 1960-1993. New York: Berghahn Books) to …

The present article reports a longitudinal study of the psychological antecedents for, and
outcomes of, collective action for a community sample of activists. At Time 1, activist …

This article explores trade union policies and actions towards migrant and ethnic minority
workers in Italy and the Netherlands, drawing on union documents and interviews with trade …

This article examines trade union responses to migration in the Netherlands, Spain and the
United Kingdom. We explore how national regulatory structures and industrial relations …

This study examines mobilizing mechanisms using a British community organization and a
British trade union as exemplars. Although there has been substantial work on union …