%0 Journal Article %1 Levesque2010 %A Levesque, Christian %A Murray, Gregor %D 2010 %I SAGE Publications %J Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research %K Globalization Trade_unions Union_power Union_renewal deliberative_vitality framing globalization learning power_resources strategic_capabilities union_renewal %N 3 %P 333--350 %R 10.1177/1024258910373867 %T Understanding union power: resources and capabilities for renewing union capacity %U http://trs.sagepub.com/content/16/3/333.abstract %V 16 %X Power is at the core of current debates over the future of trade unionism. This article provides a framework to assess the power resources and strategic capabilities central to union capacity building. We identify four key power resources: internal solidarity; network embeddedness; narrative resources that frame understandings and union actions; and infrastructural resources (material, human, processes, policies and programmes). Resources alone are not enough; unions must also be capable of using them. We identify four strategic capabilities: intermediating between contending interests to foster collaborative action and to activate networks; framing; articulating actions over time and space; and learning. Much experimentation and research on the interactions between these resources and capabilities in particular contexts is required to advance our understanding of the renewal of union power.

@article{Levesque2010, abstract = {Power is at the core of current debates over the future of trade unionism. This article provides a framework to assess the power resources and strategic capabilities central to union capacity building. We identify four key power resources: internal solidarity; network embeddedness; narrative resources that frame understandings and union actions; and infrastructural resources (material, human, processes, policies and programmes). Resources alone are not enough; unions must also be capable of using them. We identify four strategic capabilities: intermediating between contending interests to foster collaborative action and to activate networks; framing; articulating actions over time and space; and learning. Much experimentation and research on the interactions between these resources and capabilities in particular contexts is required to advance our understanding of the renewal of union power.}, added-at = {2011-08-12T20:11:47.000+0200}, author = {Levesque, Christian and Murray, Gregor}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/227d5883efa9fa7263d63886f87e378ef/meneteqel}, doi = {10.1177/1024258910373867}, interhash = {30e8b116322cefa29db757448df4c6c8}, intrahash = {27d5883efa9fa7263d63886f87e378ef}, issn = {1024-2589}, journal = {Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research}, keywords = {Globalization Trade_unions Union_power Union_renewal deliberative_vitality framing globalization learning power_resources strategic_capabilities union_renewal}, language = {en}, mendeley-tags = {Globalization,Trade unions,Union renewal}, month = aug, number = 3, pages = {333--350}, publisher = {SAGE Publications}, timestamp = {2011-08-12T20:11:49.000+0200}, title = {{Understanding union power: resources and capabilities for renewing union capacity}}, url = {http://trs.sagepub.com/content/16/3/333.abstract}, volume = 16, year = 2010 }