The representation of the labour world in national and European institutions: the role of the national and European economic and social committees and of other dialogue structures

The main area of focus of this research project is to analyse the role of the economic and social councils in the current context of recession-driven reforms. In addition to examining the question with reference to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the main objective is to analyse and compare five national models (namely the Italian, French, Spanish, Greek and Romanian councils) and their recent development.