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The New Dynamic of German-American Union Interaction in the Evolving Transatlantic Civil Society

Greven, Thomas (2006): The New Dynamic of German-American Union Interaction in the Evolving Transatlantic Civil Society

Despite the widespread rhetoric of internationalism, international relations between unions have often been characterized by competition and distrust, in part based on the institutionalization of unions at the level of the nation-state. The globalization of the economy has exacerbated this situation, and unions not only remain vested in the institutions of the nation-state, they are largely stuck in a conceptual prison defined by these institutions. In recent years, however, the continued decline of unions has caused unions to initiate internal reforms. As part of these reform processes, a new dynamic of international union relations can be observed.

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Der Beitrag wurde am Mittwoch, den 4. Juli 2007 um 23:14 Uhr von Thomas Greven veröffentlicht und wurde unter Globalisierung, The State of the Union: Gewerkschaften in den USA abgelegt. Sie können die Kommentare zu diesem Eintrag durch den RSS 2.0 Feed verfolgen. Kommentare und Pings sind derzeit nicht erlaubt.

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