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Informationen zum Autor Andreas Bieler is professor of political economy at Nottingham University, UK and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice. Roland Erne teaches labour relations at University College Dublin, Ireland.Darragh Golden is a PhD candidate based at the University College Dublin, Ireland. Idar Helle is historian in the field of European labour movements and industrial relations. Knut Kjeldstadli is professor of modern history at the University of Oslo, Norway. Tiago Matos is a PhD candidate in History and Civilization at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Sabina Stan is lecturer in sociology at Dublin City University, Ireland. Klappentext Exploring a range of transnational labour movements, the book provides a theory for understanding how collective action succeeds and fails. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Structuring Conditions of the Global Economy and Possibilities of Agency, Andreas Bieler, Roland Erne, Darragh Golden, Idar Helle, Knut Kjeldstadli, Tiago Matos and Sabina Stan / Part I: Class Formation / 1. The Crisis of the World's Old Labour Movements, Marcel van der Linden / 2. Farewell to Europe's Working Classes: Welcome the Making of the European Working Class?, Ingo Schmidt / 3. Free Trade and Transnational Labour Solidarity: Structural and Agential Challenges for the 21st Century, Andreas Bieler / 4. Mass Strikes in Brazil, South Africa and India after 2008 - Separate Battles, but a United Struggle?, Jörg Nowak / Part II. Transnational Action - Past and Present / 5. Trade Union Internationalism and European integration: A Critical Evaluation, Darragh Golden / 6. A Closed Nation or an Open Working Class? When do Unions Opt for Including Labour Migrants?, Knut Kjeldstadli / 7. A Pyrrhic Victory? A Case of National Unions and Immigrant Workers Returned, Tiago Matos / Part III. Power and Strategy / 8. Labour after Globalisation: Old and New Sources of Power, Eddie Webster / 9. Power, Labour and Globalisation: How Context-Appropriate Strategies Help Transnational Labour Alliances Succeed, Marissa Brookes / 10. Governance Struggles and Worker Power: The New Spirit of Labour Transnationalism, Jamie K. McCallum / 11. What Role Can Trade Union Education Play in Enhancing Transnational Labour Solidarity?, Bianca Föhrer / Part IV. Varieties of Internationalism / 12. Pathways of Influence: Transnational Activism and Labour Rights in China, Sabrina Zajak / 13. Labour in the Era of Transnational Migration, What Prospects for International Solidarity, Jenny Jungehülsing / 14. Towards a 'Cosmopolitan' Labour Movement? Managerial and Mobilising Dynamics in International Trade Unionism, Charles Umney / Conclusion: Questions for the Future: Towards an Analytical Framework, Knut Kjeldstadli, Andreas Bieler, Roland Erne, Darragh Golden, Idar Helle, Tiago Matos and Sabina Stan...
