Chapter 12 Ireland in the 1990s: Policy Concertation Triumphant

O’Donnell, Rory; Thomas, Damian

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“…Here, we refer to a territory-based concept of partnership, as defined by Biderman et al [17], which characterises formal long-term collaborations between governmental, corporate, and volunteer organisations who agree to share responsibilities, risks, costs, and benefits in achieving shared goals in a particular geographic location. This process involves a combination of consultation, negotiations, and bargaining, heavily dependent on a shared vision and on the ability to identify appropriate trade-offs both between and within interest groups [18].…”

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Stakeholder Empowerment in Sustainable Rural Development Partnerships: Two Case Studies from Italy

2023

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The funds allocated through the EU Rural Development Programme provided the engine for local stakeholders to interact, forming mixed collaboration partnerships. This paper investigates the structure of such partnerships with the aim of verifying whether (R1) there are significant differences between the various stakeholder categories in influencing the rural development process, and (R2) which categories of stakeholders are more empowered in directing the design of sustainable rural development. The study is focused on two Italian cases: the regions of Apulia and Veneto. Using a combination of SNA and nonparametric tests, the results demonstrate that the empowerment of the stakeholders followed unequal paths in the two cases; i.e., a central role is clearly played by economic associations in Apulia, while this power is more distributed between different kinds of stakeholders in the case of Veneto. Agricultural associations in Apulia play an important role in the densely connected rural development network, promoting information flow and collective action. On the other hand, the weakness of this configuration lies in the fact that the rural development agenda can receive strong pressure from the agricultural sector, pushing more sectoral strategies in turn. Private companies play a key role in Veneto’s rural development, bridging the network gaps between more clustered local groups and increasing pluralism and inclusion. However, the network is sparse and shrinking, posing challenges in terms of coordination and collective action. This kind of evaluation makes policymakers and managers aware of both the most influential and weakest actors. This is crucial to improving the effectiveness and sustainability of the project, as they can involve the most influential groups from the early stages of the design process to ensure support as well as address the needs of the lagging stakeholder categories to reinforce tacit rules, trust, accountability, and responsibilities.

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2023

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Deliberation, Employment Relations and Social Partnership in the Republic of Ireland

Donaghey

2008

Economic and Industrial Democracy

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This article discusses the potential role of deliberation as an alternative to bargaining in industrial relations. This is carried out through the examination of a case study of a working group designed to formulate mechanisms to encourage workplace financial participation in the Republic of Ireland. It suggests that a specific set of circumstances are required for effective deliberation and that the reality of achieving these in industrial relations contexts is unlikely. In particular, the inability of parties to take an impartial stance hinders them from taking a more detached perspective. In conclusion, the article questions the usefulness of the deliberation concept in industrial relations.

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Why do contingent workers join a trade union? Evidence from the Irish telecommunications sector

MacKenzie

2010

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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The restructuring of Irish telecommunications brought major changes to employment in the sector, including increased use of contingent labour. The Communications Workers Union won bargaining recognition in the main subcontract supply firm. The recruitment of contingent workers brought new challenges in terms of reconciling the interests of members working on traditional employment contracts and those with a variety of contingent employment forms. Successful organizing campaigns also raised the questions: why do contingent workers join the union and what does union membership mean to them? These developments are set in the context of union responses to sectoral restructuring in other countries, and possible lessons are drawn for broader attempts by unions to recruit and represent contingent workers.

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Chapter 12 Ireland in the 1990s: Policy Concertation Triumphant

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Stakeholder Empowerment in Sustainable Rural Development Partnerships: Two Case Studies from Italy

Stakeholder Empowerment in Sustainable Rural Development Partnerships: Two Case Studies from Italy

Deliberation, Employment Relations and Social Partnership in the Republic of Ireland

Why do contingent workers join a trade union? Evidence from the Irish telecommunications sector

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