Importing low-density ideas to high-density revitalisation: The 'organising model' in Denmark

Jens Arnholtz; Christian Lyhne Ibsen; Flemming Ibsen

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Importing low-density ideas to high-density revitalisation: The 'organising model' in Denmark

Jens Arnholtz, Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Flemming Ibsen

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Why did union officials from a high-union-density country like Denmark choose to import an organising strategy from low-density countries such as the US and the UK? Drawing on in-depth interviews with key union officials and internal documents, the authors of this article argue two key points. First, rather than unions settling for a semi-automatic response to membership decline, the ‘organising model’ was actively imported as a strategic tool for challenging alternative responses to membership decline. Second, the organising model was actively translated into a Danish context and most unions cherry-pick some elements while leaving fundamental aspects out. The study nevertheless indicates that a lack of coherency and model-fit to Danish industrial relations might hamper the positive effects of the organising strategy.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Economic and Industrial Democracy
Vol/bind	37
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	297-317
Antal sider	21
ISSN	0143-831X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X14549034
Status	Udgivet - maj 2014

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