标题 | Understanding Union Power: Resources and Capabilities for Renewing Union Capacity |
出版物类型 | 期刊文章 |
出版物年份 | 2010 |
作者 | Lévesque, Christian, and Murray, Gregor |
期刊 | Transfer |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 333 - 350 |
Date Published | 2010/// |
关键词 | deliberative vitality, framing, globalization, learning, power resources, strategic capabilities, union power, union renewal |
Abstract | Power is at the core of current debates over the future of trade unionism. This article provides a framework to assess the power resources and strategic capabilities central to union capacity building. We identify four key power resources: internal solidarity; network embeddedness; narrative resources that frame understandings and union actions; and infrastructural resources (material, human, processes, policies and programmes). Resources alone are not enough; unions must also be capable of using them. We identify four strategic capabilities: intermediating between contending interests to foster collaborative action and to activate networks; framing; articulating actions over time and space; and learning. Much experimentation and research on the interactions between these resources and capabilities in particular contexts is required to advance our understanding of the renewal of union power. |
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