Trade Unions and Democratic Participation in Europe: A Scenario for the 21st Century.

Abstract

Part 1 Policies and strategies: introduction - democratic participation - a challenge for democracy, Gerard Kester and Henri Pinaud the role of social actors during recent developments in worker participation in ten countries of Western Europe, Henri Pinaud participation and building social Europe, Janine Goetschy guiding principles for a strategy for democratic participation, Gerard Kester the decline, consolidation or growth of democratic participation?, Gerard Kester and Henri Pinaud. Part 2 Analysis of experience: participation to France, Henri Pinaud trade unions and democratic participation in Germany, Gyorgy Szell participation in Italian industrial relations, Fausta Guarriello trade unions and worker participation in the Netherlands, Peter Leisink trade unions and democratic participation in the United Kingdom, Michael Gold from self management to co-operatives in the contours of worker participation in Malta over two decades, Edward Zammit participation and co-determination in Sweden, Ake Sandberg direct participation in Scandinavia from workers' rights to economic necessity, Thoralf Ulrik Qvale participation and social Europe, Janine Goetschy financial participation - a new challenge for trade unions, Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead central and eastern Europe, Jaques Monat beyond Europe, Gerard Kester. Part 3 Trade union - university co-operation on democratic participation: the PAROLES programme, Henri Pinaud the African Worker's Participation Development Programme (APADEP), Gerard Kester the worker's participation development centre (Malta), Edward Zammit co-operation between trade unions and academic institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany, Gyorgy Szell relations between trade unions and academic institutions in Italy trade union-university relations in the Netherlands from committed co-operation to contract research, Peter Leisink educational and research links between trade unions and universities in the United Kingdom, John Holford trade unions and research in Sweden, Ake Sandberg.