In this paper, we present the basic ideas, the design and some key results of an ongoing research project on the transformation of the national political space in Western Europe. We start from the assumption that the current process of globalization or denationaliza-tion leads to the formation...

This paper analyses the revealed comparative advantage for six European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK. The results can be summarized as the follows: Italy always had a trade specialisation index which was well above average. Apart from Italy, whose trade...

The paper develops a negotiation model for flexicurity-relevant collective bargaining. Flexicurity is a European labour market policy which should compensate the ongoing flexibilization of employment relations by advances in employment security and social security. Flexibility is promoted by...

Der Arbeitsmarkt entwickelt sich in einigen Ländern besser als in Deutschland. Am Beispiel der Arbeitsmarktpolitik in den USA, Großbritannien, Dänemark und den Niederlanden werden Gemeinsamkeiten, und Unterschiede identifiziert. Inwieweit lassen sich die arbeitsmarktpolitischen Maßnahmen...