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‘You see similarities more than differences after a while’. Communities of Practice in European industrial relations. The case of the hospital European Sectoral Social Dialogue

Galetto, M.; Weber, S.; Larsson, B.; Bechter, B.; Prosser, T.

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M. Galetto

S. Weber

B. Larsson

T. Prosser



Abstract

This article looks at the hospital European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (SSDC) through a Community of Practice (CoP) theoretical lens. Based on a 2-year project, qualitative in-depth interviews at the European level and in five Member states, and participant observation of the hospital SSDC, we propose a shift from traditional institutional and resource-based accounts and provide a learning and knowledge-focused understanding of this specific area of European industrial relations. Interpreting the SSDCs as a CoP sheds new light on the role of power relations, participation and informal activities among members and on how they work together; this, we find, can alert those interested in more effective functioning of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue on how to strengthen this supra-national level of industrial relations.

Citation

Galetto, M., Weber, S., Larsson, B., Bechter, B., & Prosser, T. (2023). ‘You see similarities more than differences after a while’. Communities of Practice in European industrial relations. The case of the hospital European Sectoral Social Dialogue. Industrial Relations Journal, 54(2), 167-185. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12396

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 30, 2023
Online Publication Date Feb 18, 2023
Publication Date 2023-03
Deposit Date Feb 17, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Industrial Relations Journal
Print ISSN 0019-8692
Electronic ISSN 1468-2338
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 54
Issue 2
Pages 167-185
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12396
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1180563

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© 2023 The Authors. Industrial Relations Journal published by Brian Towers (BRITOW) and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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