The European Social Model in Crisis. Is Europe Losing its Soul? D. Vaughan-Whitehead Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2015, In association with the International Labour Office, Geneva Hardcover: ISBN 978 1 78347 655 8 627 pages + xii (£125.00) e-book: ISBN 978 1

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-97
Author(s):  
Michael Gold
Keyword(s):  
Social Model ◽  
European Social Model ◽  
International Labour Office ◽  
Edward Elgar

Kryzys w Unii Europejskiej a tożsamość europejska

2016 ◽  
pp. 110-136
Author(s):  
Zbigniew B. Rudnicki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Social Model ◽  
European Identity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Social Model ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
Internal Relations ◽  
International Identity

The aim of this article is to show what impact the crisis in the European Union, along with the crisis in the euro zone at the forefront, had on European identity, interwoven with the identity of the European Union to such an extent that these terms are often handled as equivalent. Developments and crises situations which exert an influence on European identity were presented with respect to areas of particular importance that affect the way the European Union is identified within the community and abroad. Following issues were discussed: implications of the crisis for the European Union’s international identity, for the European social model (welfare state), for transnational identity (in internal relations) and for unity and solidarity in the European Union. In the conclusion, it is stated that the economic, political and social crises had undermined the gradual development of European / European Union identity among citizens and had an impact on its image in international relations.

Regulation of strikes and the European social model

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 608-623
Author(s):  
Tiziano Treu
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Social Model ◽  
European Social Model ◽  
European System ◽  
Robust System ◽  
Italian Model ◽  
Italian Legislation

Regulation of conflict is not currently part of the European social model. This contribution suggests methods for underpinning the European social model with a robust system of industrial relations. One important issue is that of transnational strikes. The author sets out a number of hypotheses for what might constitute legitimate strike action in European terms. Dispute prevention and settlement procedures should be an important part of a European industrial relations system. Italian legislation on public-service strikes, with its focus on users as well as strikers, is discussed. The Italian model provides useful pointers for a European system, balancing as it does the collective and individual interests of the workers and users involved in labour conflicts.

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