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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

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  • Manuela Galetto
  • Sabrina Weber
  • Bengt Larsson
  • Barbara Bechter
  • Thomas Prosser

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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.

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  • Manuela Galetto & Sabrina Weber & Bengt Larsson & Barbara Bechter & Thomas Prosser, 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, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(2), pages 167-185, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:54:y:2023:i:2:p:167-185
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12396
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