230154 SE Labor relations and social partnership (2024S)

The course offers an introduction into and an overview of the agents in the field of labor relations, the levels of interaction, and their societal relevance. The relations and mutual dependencies between organized labor and capital are discussed in Austria and from an international comparative perspective against the backdrop of theoretical concepts. Starting from the logic and problem of association, labor relations are studied at the societal, enterprise and political level. Finally, attempts at a European coordination of bargaining systems and collective bargaining as well as the European Social Dialogue are explored. The participants study the mandatory readings of each course unit. For every unit a number of participants prepare a short statement about the text from which the discussion starts. Then, other participants present their work on a case study. These case studies are then turned into a seminar paper.