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Global Unions as imperfect multilateral organizations: An international relations perspective

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Cotton, Elizabeth
Gumbrell-McCormick, Rebecca
Date
2012-03-06
Acceptance date
2012-03
Type
Article
Publisher
Sage Journals
ISSN
0143-831X
1461-7099 (electronic)
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Abstract
This study applies an international relations framework and the notion of multilateral organizations as a means of understanding the nature of trade union internationalism and the conditions under which it operates. The authors argue that international trade unionism involves an imperfect multilateralism which requires close working relationships between small groups of unions in order to function, that is, a ‘minilateral’ method of working. By using this framework the authors attempt to highlight the intrinsic durability and adaptability of the Global Unions and also identify areas of activity that serve to strengthen them as organizations, primarily by building affiliates’ engagement and investment in them.
Journal/conference proceeding
Economic and Industrial Democracy
Citation
Cotton, E. and Gumbrell-McCormick, R. (2012) 'Global Unions as imperfect multilateral organizations: An international relations perspective', Economic and Industrial Democracy, 33(4), pp.707-728.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/11275
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0143831X12436616
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Article published in Economic and Industrial Democracy available at https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0143831X12436616
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http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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