How do social movements behave within EMU? The case of trade union reaction to EU austerity

Prosser, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-4339 2021. How do social movements behave within EMU? The case of trade union reaction to EU austerity. Journal of European Integration / Revue d'Intégration Européenne 43 (3) , pp. 263-277. 10.1080/07036337.2020.1730345

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Abstract

There is much literature on the Europeanization of social movements, yet work tends not to theorize the influence of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) upon social movements. I examine the extent to which EU-imposed austerity in Southern Europe inspired European protests among German, Spanish and French trade unions. On the basis of an analytic framework which distinguishes between (i) Europeanization and (ii) continuing attachment to national institutions, I contend that degrees of Europeanization are contingent upon position within EMU. Unions in weak positions have incentives to undertake Europeanization, as in the case of Spain, whilst unions within strong positions have less incentive to undertake Europeanization, as in the case of Germany.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0703-6337
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2022 09:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/130202

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