What’s the point of European Sectoral Social Dialogue? Effectiveness and polycontexturality in the hospital and metal sectors

Larsson, Bengt, Galetto, Manuela, Weber, Sabrina, Bechter, Barbara and Prosser, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-4339 2020. What’s the point of European Sectoral Social Dialogue? Effectiveness and polycontexturality in the hospital and metal sectors. Industrial Relations Journal 51 (5) , pp. 410-426. 10.1111/irj.12305

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Abstract

Drawing on pragmatism and systems theory, this article analyses how participants in the European Sectoral Social Dialogue in the metal and hospital committees understand its effectiveness. We find that the participants have a broad understanding of effectiveness compared with the European Commission and existing research. Participants do not dismiss the importance of direct effects on working conditions in member states but downplay it in comparison with indirect effects from, and effectiveness in, European Sectoral Social Dialogue. That is, horizontal learning, knowledge sharing and pragmatic bottom-up work to reach consensus are emphasised as more prominent than top-down regulatory effectiveness.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0019-8692
Funders:	European Commission
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 October 2020
Date of Acceptance:	28 July 2020
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 11:49
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/135506

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