The politics of European integration: A European labour movement in the making?

Taylor, Graham; Mathers, Andrew

Abstract

This paper explores the logical and historical determinants of European integration and reflects on the potential and dangers this presents for labour movement renewal. Through the principle of ‘subsidiarity’ a regulatory gap has been established between political mobilisation at the national level and neo-liberal regulation at the European level. The historical determination of this form is traced through an exploration of the social struggles against neo-liberalism that have developed within member states and transnational mobilizations that bridge this regulatory gap by linking resistance across national boundaries. © 2002, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2002
• Journal: Capital & Class
• Print ISSN: 0309-8168
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-0980
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 39-60
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/030981680207800103
• Keywords: European integration, Europe, labour movement
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1084162
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030981680207800103
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This article was developed from a plenary keynote address to the Capital and Class Conference 'Global Capital and Global Struggles: Strategies, Alliances and Alternatives' at the University of London Union July 2000. G Taylor was the lead author in the publications by Taylor & Mathers as indicated by the order in which the authors appear. Both authors made a substantial contribution although it is not possible to attribute a specific proportion to each author.