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The Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe

The Search for Alternatives

By: Mr Andrew Mathers,Mr Graham Taylor,Professor Martin Upchurch

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The Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe

The Search for Alternatives

By: Mr Andrew Mathers,Mr Graham Taylor,Professor Martin Upchurch

There is a developing crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe; this volume outlines the crisis and examines the emerging alternatives. The authors define 'social democratic trade unionism' and its associated party-union nexus and explain how this traditional model has been threatened by social democracy's accommodation to neo-liberal restructuring and public service reform. Examining the experience of Sweden, Germany, Britain and France, the volume explores the historical rise and fall of social democratic trade unionism in each of these countries and probes the policy and practice of the European Trade Union Confederation. The authors critically examine the possibilities for a revival of social democratic unionism in terms of strategic policy and identity, offering suggestions for an alternative, radicalized political unionism. The research value of the book is highlighted by its focus on contemporary developments and its authors' intimate knowledge of the chosen countries.

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1409488039

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Struggling for a Social Europe

Neoliberal Globalization and the Birth of a European Social Movement

By: Mr Andrew Mathers

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Struggling for a Social Europe

Neoliberal Globalization and the Birth of a European Social Movement

By: Mr Andrew Mathers

Protests at summit meetings have inspired intense debate over the nature and significance of the 'anti-globalization' or 'anti-capitalist’ movement. However, the European dimension of this movement is still largely unknown. In this insightful book Andy Mathers addresses this deficit by focusing on events that have marked the birth of a European social movement. He relates the development of the movement to key matters such as economic, employment and welfare state restructuring along neoliberal lines. He also challenges ideas about the nature of contemporary collective action and the character of present day social movements. Mathers discusses the significance of the movement and its future development through a critical engagement with the work of major writers in European sociology and of academics influential in the wider global movement such as Pierre Bourdieu. A postscript brings readers fully up-to-date with developments in the type of 'social Europe' propagated by the institutions of the EU as well as in the maturation of a social movement to oppose it.

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1409490858

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9781409490852

Possession, Power and the New Age

Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies

By: Mr Matthew Wood

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Possession, Power and the New Age

Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies

By: Mr Matthew Wood

This book provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena such as channelling, holistic healing, meditation and divination, which are usually classed as part of a New Age Movement. Drawing on his extensive ethnography carried out in the UK, alongside comparative studies in America and Europe, Matthew Wood criticises the view that such phenomena represent spirituality in which self-authority is paramount. Instead, he emphasises the role of social authority and the centrality of spirit possession, linking these to participants' class positions and experiences of secularisation. Informed by sociological and anthropological approaches to social power and practice, especially the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, Wood's study explores what he calls the nonformative regions of the religious field, and charts similarities and differences with pagan, spiritualist and Theosophical traditions.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409477479

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9781409477471

Struggling for a Social Europe

Neoliberal Globalization and the Birth of a European Social Movement

By: Mr Andrew Mathers

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Neoliberal Globalization and the Birth of a European Social Movement

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The Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe

The Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe

Struggling for a Social Europe

Struggling for a Social Europe

Possession, Power and the New Age

Possession, Power and the New Age

Struggling for a Social Europe

Struggling for a Social Europe

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