Editorial
Vera Šćepanović, Philippe Pochet
The past decade has not been easy for the European trade union movement, and the still ongoing COVID-19 crisis has only added urgency to some of the longstanding questions: how to cope with technological transformations and climate change, with ageing populations and generational fragmentation of the work experience, and, not least, with the pressures created but not addressed by the European regulatory interventions. But the year 2021 also brought a number of potential opportunities. The Porto ‘Social Summit’ in the summer confirmed the European Union’s commitment to social goals, and the launch of the Next Generation EU programme created space for national investment programmes that would be more attuned to the needs of working people and social justice in the forthcoming technological and green transitions. Read more...
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Co-editors: Philippe Pochet, Vera Šćepanović, Maarten Keune
Managing Editor: Marina Luttrell
Contents
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Making algorithms safe for workers: occupational risks associated with work managed by artificial intelligence - Adrián Todolí-Signes
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The divergent narratives and strategies of unions in times of social-ecological crises: fracking and the UK energy sector - Halliki Kreinin
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Trade union community membership: exploring what people who are not in paid employment could contribute to union activism - Jane Holgate, Gabriella Alberti, Iona Byford, Ian Greenwood
Winner of the Transfer 2021 Young Scholar Award
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‘Dual’ labour market? Patterns of segmentation in European labour markets and the varieties of precariousness - Hyojin Seo
EU Policy Debate
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Round Table. From Lisbon to Porto: taking stock of developments in EU social policy: Social Europe 2.0? New prospects after the Porto Social Summit - Maurizio Ferrera
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Round Table. From Lisbon to Porto: taking stock of developments in EU social policy: Opening up the Pandora’s Box of EU Social Rights - Caroline de la Porte
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Round Table. From Lisbon to Porto: taking stock of developments in EU social policy: Why politics matter - Philippe Pochet
Capitalism and Democracy
Book Reviews
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Book Review: Zwischen Globalismus und Demokratie: Politische Ökonomie im ausgehenden Neoliberalismus - Wolfgang Kowalsky
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Book Review: Organizing Matters – Two Logics of Trade Union Representatio - Thomas Klikauer, Nadine Campbell