Global Unions as imperfect multilateral organizations: an international relations perspective
Cotton, E. and Gumbrell-McCormick, Rebecca (2012) Global Unions as imperfect multilateral organizations: an international relations perspective. Economic and Industrial Democracy 33 (4), pp. 707-728. ISSN 0143-831X.
Abstract
This study applies an international relations framework and the notion of multilateral organizations as a means of understanding the nature of trade union internationalism and the conditions under which it operates. The authors argue that international trade unionism involves an imperfect multilateralism which requires close working relationships between small groups of unions in order to function, that is, a ‘minilateral’ method of working. By using this framework the authors attempt to highlight the intrinsic durability and adaptability of the Global Unions and also identify areas of activity that serve to strengthen them as organizations, primarily by building affiliates’ engagement and investment in them.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Global Unions, international organization, international trade union movement, minilateralism, multilateralism |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2013 12:11 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:05 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/7252 |
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