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European governance, democratic representation and industrial relations

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  • Gian Primo Cella

    (Professor of Economic Sociology and Chair of the Department of Social and Political Studies at the University of Milan)

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Liberal-democratic polities stand on two principles of representation: political and pluralistic. Industrial relations (and social dialogue) are of great importance in the framework of the second. This is the starting point of this article dedicated to the relationships and implications of European ‘governance’ vis-à -vis democratic representation and social dialogue. Two important documents issued by the Commission (the White Paper of July 2001 and the Communication of June 2002) suggest that the three keywords are governance, representation, and industrial relations. The discussion of the democratic weakness of the European institutions is at the core of this article. As far as possible solutions are concerned, the main thesis is that the procedures of social dialogue may provide a suitable basis for the creation and reinforcement of an economic-social citizenship which, although it is not yet a true political citizenship, may prepare the ground for it. In order to play this role, it will be necessary to prevent the over-representation of particularistic interests unable to generate solidarity, and to democratise the procedures of social dialogue.

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  • Gian Primo Cella, 2003. "European governance, democratic representation and industrial relations," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 9(2), pages 196-207, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:9:y:2003:i:2:p:196-207
    DOI: 10.1177/102425890300900204
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