Why Do some Labour Alliances Succeed in Politicizing Europe across Borders? A Comparison of the Right2Water and Fair Transport European Citizens' Initiatives. [PDF]
Abstract Under what conditions can organized labour successfully politicize the European integration process across borders? To answer this question, we compare the European Citizens' Initiatives (ECIs) of two European trade union federations: EPSU's successful Right2Water ECI and ETF's unsuccessful Fair Transport ECI. Our comparison reveals that actor‐
Szabó IG, Golden D, Erne R.
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Addressing the post‐COVID era through engineering biology [PDF]
Abstract Currently, the world is faced with two fundamental issues of great importance, namely climate change and the coronavirus pandemic. These are intimately involved with the need to control climate change and the need to switch from high carbon, unsustainable economies to low carbon economies.
Bell J, Philp J, Kitney R.
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Stakeholder consultations and the legitimacy of regulatory decision-making: A survey experiment in Belgium. [PDF]
Abstract Agencies consult extensively with stakeholders such as industry associations, nongovernmental organizations, and trade unions. One rationale for consultations is that these improve procedural legitimacy and lead to greater acceptance of regulatory outcomes by citizens and the regulated industry.
Beyers J, Arras S.
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Comparison of European Standard Patch Test Results of 330 Patients from an Occupational Diseases Hospital. [PDF]
Background and Aim. Contact dermatitis (CD) is the most prevalent occupational skin disease with a significant impact on quality of life. Patch testing is used for the identification of responsible allergens which may improve protective and preventive measures in the workplace.
Gündüz Ö +3 more
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The UK's Great Demand and Supply Recession*
We revisit the weak productivity performance of the UK since the Great Recession by means of both a suitable theoretical framework and firm‐level price and quantity data for detailed products, allowing us to measure both demand and its changes over time and distinguish between quantity total factor productivity and revenue total factor productivity ...
Nick Jacob, Giordano Mion
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Abstract Migration affects almost every nation, emphasizing the need to guarantee social security rights for all migrants and their families. This article focuses on the rights of workers who migrate between the countries of the European Union (EU) and the Ibero‐American community. In the EU, social security systems are increasingly coordinated through
Daniela Zavando Cerda +1 more
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Domestic clustered networks and internationalization of agrifood SMEs
Abstract This paper examines how participating in domestic clustered networks in the agri‐food industry affects the export status and export intensity of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The Uppsala internationalization process model has been revisited in light of the knowledge that these networks can contribute to promoting the presence of ...
Raul Serrano +5 more
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Localized labor flow networks in knowledge‐intensive industries
Abstract This study examines the relationship between agglomeration and labor market matching by investigating the small‐scale sociospatial determinants of a network created by the within‐region mobility of employees across organizations. The local labor flow network is constructed on the basis of an establishment‐level matched employer–employee ...
Tamás Lahdelma
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Was Brexit a Form of Secession?
Abstract As a form of legal separation taking place within a quasi‐federal framework, Brexit displayed important conceptual similarities with secession, in that it was predicated upon notions of collective identity and aspirations of renewed self‐government.
Eleni Frantziou
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European Court of Justice Secures Fundamental Rights from UN Security Council Resolutions
The European Court of Justice has annulled Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002[1] freezing funds of Mr. Kadi and Al Barakaat based on Resolution 1267 (1999)[2] of the United Nations Security Council[3]. In so doing, the European Court of Justice has set
Sebastian Recker
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