ANN BRANCH Nuffield CollegeJON ERIK DØLVIK Researcher, Institute for Applied Social Science, University of OsloDANIELA OBRADOVIC Lecturer, Faculties of International Law and Political Science, University of AmsterdamJELLE VISSER Professor of Empirical Sociology and Chair of Sociology of Labour and Organisation, University of AmsterdamTINA WEBER Senior Research Manager, ECOTEC Research and Consulting Limited in Birmingham

• List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; H.Compston ETUC and European Social Partnership: A Third Turning Point?; J.E.Dølvik & J.Visser European Employers: Social Partners?; A.Branch & J.Greenwood The Impact of the Social Dialogue Procedure on the Powers of European Union Institutions; D.Obradovic The Intergovernmental Dimension of EU Social Partnership; H.Compston The European Sectoral Social Dialogue; T.Weber Social Partnership in the European Union; H.Compston & J.Greenwood Appendix 1: The Legal Basis of the Social Partnership Procedure in the Treaty of Amsterdam Appendix 2: The 1996 Parental Leave Directive Appendix 3: The 1997 Part-time Work Directive Appendix 4: The 1999 Fixed-term Work Directive References Bibliography Index

ANN BRANCH Nuffield CollegeJON ERIK DØLVIK Researcher, Institute for Applied Social Science, University of OsloDANIELA OBRADOVIC Lecturer, Faculties of International Law and Political Science, University of AmsterdamJELLE VISSER Professor of Empirical Sociology and Chair of Sociology of Labour and Organisation, University of AmsterdamTINA WEBER Senior Research Manager, ECOTEC Research and Consulting Limited in Birmingham

• List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; H.Compston ETUC and European Social Partnership: A Third Turning Point?; J.E.Dølvik & J.Visser European Employers: Social Partners?; A.Branch & J.Greenwood The Impact of the Social Dialogue Procedure on the Powers of European Union Institutions; D.Obradovic The Intergovernmental Dimension of EU Social Partnership; H.Compston The European Sectoral Social Dialogue; T.Weber Social Partnership in the European Union; H.Compston & J.Greenwood Appendix 1: The Legal Basis of the Social Partnership Procedure in the Treaty of Amsterdam Appendix 2: The 1996 Parental Leave Directive Appendix 3: The 1997 Part-time Work Directive Appendix 4: The 1999 Fixed-term Work Directive References Bibliography Index

ANN BRANCH Nuffield CollegeJON ERIK DØLVIK Researcher, Institute for Applied Social Science, University of OsloDANIELA OBRADOVIC Lecturer, Faculties of International Law and Political Science, University of AmsterdamJELLE VISSER Professor of Empirical Sociology and Chair of Sociology of Labour and Organisation, University of AmsterdamTINA WEBER Senior Research Manager, ECOTEC Research and Consulting Limited in Birmingham

• List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; H.Compston ETUC and European Social Partnership: A Third Turning Point?; J.E.Dølvik & J.Visser European Employers: Social Partners?; A.Branch & J.Greenwood The Impact of the Social Dialogue Procedure on the Powers of European Union Institutions; D.Obradovic The Intergovernmental Dimension of EU Social Partnership; H.Compston The European Sectoral Social Dialogue; T.Weber Social Partnership in the European Union; H.Compston & J.Greenwood Appendix 1: The Legal Basis of the Social Partnership Procedure in the Treaty of Amsterdam Appendix 2: The 1996 Parental Leave Directive Appendix 3: The 1997 Part-time Work Directive Appendix 4: The 1999 Fixed-term Work Directive References Bibliography Index