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This book addresses the (re-)emergence of labour Euroscepticism. Comparing fifty years of Italian and Irish unions' changing preferences towards the EU from 1950-2015, Labour Euroscepticism sheds light on why unions' stances towards European integration changed over time. Of critical contemporary importance is unions' capacity to locally police increasingly transnational labour markets. Hence, the book points to labour politics in general, and different industrial relations systems in particular, as being critical to better understanding the growing Euroscepticism of unions and workers. Darragh Golden posits that the likelihood of unions' continuing support for European integration is contingent on their 'coping mechanisms' in a transnational labour market. This book shows that labour Euroscepticism has sociological rather than ethno-culturalist roots. By drawing on in-depth empirical research, the book thus goes beyond methodological nationalism and culturalist explanations, both prevalent in current scholarship on European integration.

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'Labour Euroscepticism is an excellent book that offers a unique perspective on the ongoing redefinition of organized labour's views during the evolution of European integration and on contemporary European integration. For anyone who wants to join the conversation on how to tackle the major challenges facing the European Union, it is an essential starting point.' -Ines Wagner, ARENA, University of Oslo / Center for European Studies, Harvard University 'Despite their strong role, especially in social and economic policy-making, trade unions have often been overlooked in analyses of European integration. In this tightly researched and conceptually sophisticated volume, Darragh Golden fills this gap by providing a detailed analysis of Irish and Italian trade unions' positions on European integration across the history of the EU. Importantly, he thereby does not only focus on the form of integration, but also its contents and how this informs trade unions' changing preferences over time. A truly fascinating read, strongly recommended to trade union and European integration scholars alike.' -Andreas Bieler, University of Nottingham

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Darragh Golden Is currently an Ad Astra Assistant Professor in Employment Relations at the UCD College of Business and works in the Human Resource Management and Employment Relations Subject Area. Before joining as an Ad Astra Assistant Professor, Darragh was a post-doctoral fellow (2017-22) in an ERC-funded project entitled ""Labour Politics and the EU's New Economic Governance Regime (https: //www.erc-europeanunions.eu/) at UCD. He was also a researcher at the Work Research Institute, Oslo Metropolitan University (2016-17) and Centre for Advanced Study at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo (2013-14). Darragh was the recipient of the Irish Research Council 'Government of Ireland' scholarship (2010-2013) and the 'Yggdrasil' international scholarship from the Norwegian Research Council.

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