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The co-operation between business organizations, trade unions and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis of the nature of the tripartite relationship

Brandl, B.

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The COVID-19 outbreak has led to an increase in social dialogue in general and, in particular, to an increase in tripartite cooperation between social partners’ organizations and state authorities. This paper takes a critical look behind this cooperation and investigates the underlying rationales behind the tripartite cooperation in 19 countries. It is shown that even though the cooperation generally fulfilled its problem-solving function, an expressive function that signaled unity was identified to be of equal importance in such a time of crisis. This expressive function is also identified to potentially serve as the basis for a renewed social partnership.

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Brandl, B. (2023). The co-operation between business organizations, trade unions and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis of the nature of the tripartite relationship. Industrial Relations, 62(2), 145-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12300

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 16, 2021
Online Publication Date Dec 14, 2021
Publication Date 2023-04
Deposit Date Jan 4, 2022
Publicly Available Date Dec 15, 2023
Journal Industrial Relations
Print ISSN 0019-8676
Electronic ISSN 1468-232X
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 62
Issue 2
Pages 145-171
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12300
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1218021

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