Strikes and Labour Conflicts in the 21st Century in Europe

Agnes Akkerman is a sociologist and a Professor of Regulation of Labour at AIAS-HSI, Amsterdam Law School, University of AmsterdamBernd Brandl is Professor in Management at the Durham University Business School, UKAlex Lehr is Associate Professor of Sustainable Employment Relations at Radboud University, the NetherlandsKurt Vandaele is a political scientist and Senior Researcher at the European Trade Union Institute, Belgium

• 1. Strike Action in the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Scope, Old Theories and New Realities 2. Measuring Strike Activity in Europe: Official Data and Alternative Sources Part 1: Today’s Macro-Context and the Boundaries of Labour Conflict 3. Balancing Between the Exercise of the Right to Strike and Limitations in a Democratic Society: European Standards and Dutch Case Law 4. Transnational Collective Action Across Time: The Case of Transport 5. To Strike or Not to Strike? Repertoire Of Socio-Economic Contention in Central-Eastern Europe Part 2: Labour Agency: Evolving Protest Repertoires, Micro-Dynamics and Outcomes 6. Strategic Strikes: How Norwegian Trade Unions Navigate Power and Constraints 7. From Strikes to Blockades? Swedish Unions’ Tactical Use of Blockades, 1981–2021 8. Family Matters: How Family Support Affects Willingness to Strike 9. The Success of Strikes: Analytical Dimensions and Empirical Challenges for Analysing the Outcomes of Contemporary Collective Labour Conflict Part 3: Conclusions 10. Conclusions and a Future Research Agenda