This article surveys recent data and empirical literature on (trends in) unionization and its
determinants in advanced countries. There are some robust stylized facts, for instance that …

This article explores the implications of the OECD‐wide decline of union density for earnings
inequality and income redistribution by looking at aggregate (country‐level) data. Over the …

Trade unions in most of Europe are on the defensive: in recent decades they have lost
membership, sometimes drastically; their collective bargaining power has declined, as has …

" Political equality is an essential political ideal and it is the cornerstone of moral
justifications of democracy. Most people would agree with the proposition that the interests …

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Using data from the European Social Survey (2002–14), this article explores the effect of
union membership on support for redistribution. The authors hypothesize that the wage …

This survey outlines the main trends and determinants of unionization and collective
bargaining across a wide range of countries and regions. It shows that union membership …

This article analyses the capacity of radical right parties to attract support from union
members in recent elections in Western Europe. It is argued that unionized voters resist the …

Revised throughout, the second edition of this comprehensive and highly respected
textbook continues to provide a thorough introduction to European and European Union …

The aim is to explain why union density is not only considerably higher in the Ghent country
Sweden than in non-Ghent Norway but also why it has declined much more in Sweden, in …