Building Solidarity Across National Boundaries: The Case of Affiliates of the European Network of the Unemployed

Abstract

In recent years, a network of organisations of the unemployed has emerged across Europe. Many of these organisations are affiliated to a European-level structure, the European Network of the Unemployed (ENU), which coordinates and promotes their activities. This article explores the role and purpose of ENU affiliates in order to consider the ways these organisations have attempted to overcome social and political constraints so as to provide structures that advance and defend the rights of unemployed people.