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Europeanization and Means of Interest Representation by National Business Associations

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as.wilts{at}scw.vu.nl

European integration has profound effects on national systems of industrial relations. To date, most empirical research has addressed the role of unions and organized labour; there has been far less attention paid to the impact of Europeanization on the strategic outlook and representational activities of organized business interests. This article draws on a survey of Dutch trade and employers' associations to argue that such organizations are in the process of adjusting their external affiliations to the demands of effective agitation in a multilevel governance system. However, the national level remains the most important focal point in the representational strategies of business associations.

European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 7, No. 3, 269-286 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/095968010173003


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