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Has European sectoral social dialogue improved since the establishment of SSDCs in 1998?

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  • Christophe Degryse

    (ETUI, cdegryse@etui.org)

  • Philippe Pochet

    (Director, ETUI, ppochet@etui.org)

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This article looks at the way in which European sectoral social dialogue has developed over the past 20 years. It tries to determine whether the establishment of Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees in 1998 (SSDCs; currently 40) has affected the nature and/or quantity of texts adopted by these bodies. To this end, two periods are considered: 1990—1997 and 1998—2009. A first finding is that European sectoral social dialogue has burgeoned since the mid-1990s. The establishment of SSDCs therefore forms part of this expansion. Our main finding is that, whereas previously sectoral social dialogue was primarily geared towards ‘joint lobbying’ documents addressed to the European institutions, it now appears to be generating more documents that reflect ‘reciprocal commitments’. Yet this trend is really only perceptible from 2003 onwards, five years after the first SSDCs were established. The increased number of binding joint texts adopted can be explained by the Commission having undertaken more consultation (under Treaty Article 154) which opened a window of opportunity for the social partners to sign ‘agreements’.

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  • Christophe Degryse & Philippe Pochet, 2011. "Has European sectoral social dialogue improved since the establishment of SSDCs in 1998?," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 17(2), pages 145-158, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:17:y:2011:i:2:p:145-158
    DOI: 10.1177/1024258911401366
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    1. Philippe Pochet, 2005. "Sectoral social dialogue? A quantitative analysis," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 11(3), pages 313-332, August.
    2. Anne Dufresne & C. Degryse & P. Pochet, 2006. "The European Sectoral Social Dialogue: Actors, developments and challenges," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/47217, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    3. Sabrina Weber, 2010. "Sectoral social dialogue at EU level - recent results and implementation challenges," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 16(4), pages 489-507, November.
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