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Public book launch of Roland Erne's “European Unions - Labour’s Quest for a Transnational Democracy”.

Date: 15 Feb 2008

Pictured: Roland Erne

The public book launch of Roland Erne's “European Unions - Labour’s Quest for a Transnational Democracy” will take place on:

Date:      Friday, 22 February 2008 at 4 pm

Venue:    European Parliament Office, 43 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. www.europarl.ie

For further information about the book see http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4812

The book will be introduced and debated by:

Andrew Martin, Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA

Bob Hancké, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Lucio Baccaro, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA

Philippe Schmitter, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Terry Lynn Karl, Dept. of Political Science, Stanford University, USA

“In European Unions, Roland Erne offers an original and compelling view of how trade unions can contribute to remedying the European Union's 'democratic deficit.' He argues that unions can do so if they mobilize collective action in EU decision-making processes as opposed to alternative 'technocratic' or 're-nationalizing' strategies. Theoretically and through case studies, he analyzes the conditions under which unions are likely to adopt strategies that have democratizing effects on EU governance.” — Andrew Martin, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University.

Roland Erne is Lecturer of International and Comparative Employment Relations at UCD Schools of Business - Industrial Relations and Human Resources Group.

The book launch will be preceded by a European research workshop on transnational trade union networks.  

RSVP: Roland.Erne@ucd.ie  

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