Globalisation has put national labour movements under severe pressure, due to the increasing transnationalisation of production, with the production of many goods being organised across borders, and the informalisation of the economy.
Through a range of case studies, this volume examines the possibilities and obstacles to transnational solidarity of labour in a period of global restructuring and changing global political economy. It brings together a range of international and transnational case studies, examining successful and failed transnational solidarity covering inter-trade...
Globalisation has put national labour movements under severe pressure, due to the increasing transnationalisation of production, with the productio...
Andreas Bieler Richard Higgott Geoffrey Underhill (University of Amster
Traditionally in International Relations, power and authority were considered to rest with states. But recently, in the light of changes associated with globalisation, this has come under scrutiny both empirically and theoretically. This book analyses the continuing but changing role of states in the international arena, and their relationships with a wide range of non-state actors, which possess increasingly salient capabilities to structure global politics and economics.
Traditionally in International Relations, power and authority were considered to rest with states. But recently, in the light of changes associated wi...
The main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a "New Europe" have to be analyzed against the background of globalization and the transnational restructuing of social forces since the early 1970s.
The main argument of this book is that the revival of European integration in the mid-1980s and the emergence of a "New Europe" have to be analyzed ag...
A comprehensive reassessment of the relevance of Gramsci's theory and practice at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Whilst commentaries on Antonio Gramsci and arguments surrounding his political and intellectual legacy have proliferated, little attention has been hitherto directed to linking the connections and contentions between Political Theory and International Political Economy. This volume brings together leading authorities engaged in common debates to produce, for the first time, a major collection that clarifies, addresses, and lays bare the manifest connections...
A comprehensive reassessment of the relevance of Gramsci's theory and practice at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
'Free trade' strategies have increasingly become a problem for the international labour movement. While trade unions in the North especially in manufacturing have supported free trade agreements to secure export markets for their companies, trade unions in the Global South oppose these agreements, since they often imply deindustrialisation. Especially the expansion of the free trade agenda into services, public procurement, investment, intellectual property rights as well as investor to state dispute settlement provisions are considered to be problematic. The purpose of this volume is to...
'Free trade' strategies have increasingly become a problem for the international labour movement. While trade unions in the North especially in manufa...
