Current Trends of German Codetermination by Works Councils: On Path Dependencies, Erosion and Innovation
European Industrial Relations Review
2025
Early view
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codetermination ; trade union ; works council ; workers representation
Workers participation and European works councils
https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12461
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"This article is about current developments of codetermination by works councils as a core institution of labour relations in Germany. It is argued that we can observe seven different paths of development which point into different directions, combining processes of erosion, functional change and social innovation in co-determination."
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