Resumen de When trade unions succeed: Cases of blocked liberalisation in the common market
Merethe Dotterud Leiren, Louisa Parks
Despite the generally accepted weakness of trade unions at the European Union level, an analysis of two high profile cases � the Services Directive and the Port Directive � shows that trade unions are able to mobilise effectively at the European level and, within constellations of actors, crucially impact EU decision making. In contrast to common claims that a lack of access to EU institutions makes such groups powerless, it is argued here that the exclusion of large opposing societal groups from consultations is neither a quick nor a sure fire recipe for dismantling opposition. On the contrary, it politicises the process and may lead to opposing groups mobilising in more contentious ways.
