The book examines the integration of European trade union movement and explores the
prospects for European or transnational solidarity among workers. Contrary to much existing …

Civil society organisations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have remained weak
players compared to their counterparts in established democracies. Given the particular …

The experience in Western Europe suggests that overreliance on institutional stability
hinders trade union revitalization. This paper explores the other side of this coin: what is the …

Through the prism of'Nowa Huta', a landmark of socialist industrialization, Trappmann
challenges the one-sided account of Poland as a successful transition case and reveals the …

Despite severe membership losses after the transformation of 1989, trade unions in Central
Eastern Europe were slow to develop methods to recruit new members. This article …

This article examines union revitalization in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on two
countries: Hungary and Latvia. Trade unions have not only had to cope with a declining …

This article discusses the role of grassroots women's activism for trade union revitalization in
the new capitalist economies in Eastern Europe by examining the case of Poland. The …

With similarities to other European countries (Byford, 2009; Kretsos, 2011; Vandaele, 2012),
trade union membership of young people in Poland remains much lower than in the adult …

This chapter1 examines change and continuity in the activities of Romanian trade unions
following the 2008 economic crisis. It argues that the shift in unions' strategies from focusing …

In the context of recent global economic and political changes, trade unions were forced to
find new discursive and organisational strategies, as well as new means of imposing their …