The New Economic Governance prescriptions in the field of healthcare systems
After the 2008 financial crisis, the EU introduced a New Economic Governance regime that allowed for EU interventions in areas hitherto excluded from EU action, such as health. The webinar explores the implications of these interventions and examines crucial aspects for the prospects of European democracy and the welfare state, such as labour policies and the role of trade union movements. The webinar is organised in the framework of the project TraPoCo. Transnational Political Contention in Europe co-financed by the ErasmusPlus, Jean Monnet Action of the European Union.
On Friday the 1st March at 12.30-13.30, we are delighted to welcome Roland Erne (University College Dublin and member of our Political Contestation in Europe TraPoCo network) to discuss the impact of the EU’s interventions in healthcare for European labour movements, democracy, and welfare states.
Roland Erne will present the work he published with Sabina Stan in the journal Socio-Economic Review on the EU’s New Economic Governance prescriptions in healthcare .
After the 2008 financial crisis, the EU introduced a New Economic Governance (NEG) regime that enabled EU interventions in policy areas hitherto national competences. Stan and Erne explore the implications of this shift based on the EU’s country-specific prescriptions in healthcare in 4 EU member states - Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Romania.
Their study shows that the EU choices in healthcare from 2009 to 2019 favoured the services commodification, therefore they looked at the potential for transnational collective actions of trade unions and social movements triggered by them.
The webinar examines aspects that are crucial for the prospects of European democracy, namely labour politics and the role of labour movements in the advancement of democracy and social welfare at EU level.
The sociologist Devi Sacchetto (University of Padua) will open the discussion about the study’s implications for research and labour movements.
The webinar will be held in English.
Speakers:
Roland Erne, Professor of European Integration and Employment relations at the University College Dublin
Discussant: Devi Sacchetto, Professor of Sociology of work the University of Padua
Chair: Luisa Chiodi, director OBCT
To register please click here .
Contact information:
Rossella Vignola vignola@balcanicaucaso.org | segreteria@balcanicaucaso.org
The webinar is organised in the framework of the project TraPoCo. Transnational Political Contention in Europe co-financed by the ErasmusPlus, Jean Monnet Action of the European Union.
