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The Trojan Horse for the Americanization of Europe? Polish Industrial Relations towards the EU

University of Warwick, UK, guglielmo.meardi{at}wbs.ac.uk

This article discusses the implications of EU enlargement eastward for the so-called `European social model' and the `Europeanization' of industrial relations. After considering the standpoints of EU bodies, it supports an alternative `agency-based' perspective. A deeper analysis of the Polish case reveals that not only has enlargement an impact on industrial relations, but conversely industrial relations has a considerable impact on enlargement. A particular asymmetry is detected. In the West, employers strongly promote enlargement and unions (especially in some countries) are increasingly sceptical; in the East, the opposite is the case. This asymmetry increases the risks of American-style fragmentation of European industrial relations.

European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 8, No. 1, 77-99 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/095968010281005


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