The crisis of "social democratic" unionism: The "opening up" of civil society and the prospects for union renewal in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-542

  Upchurch, Martin ^a   Taylor, Graham ^b   Mathers, Andy ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community unionism; Neoliberalism; Party union nexus; Social movement unionism; Trade unionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950904458     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X08324739     Document Type: Conference Paper

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