CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Ivanovska, Milka |
|---|---|
| Title | Organized Labor in Post Socialist Macedonia: The Path to Marginalization(1989-1998) |
| Summary | This research is a case study narrative that gives a first reconstruction of organized labor`s path during post-socialist transition in Macedonia (1989-1998). The study follows the trajectory of the inherited Federation of Trade Unions in Macedonia (SSM), which remained the most resourceful labor representation organization during transition. The main assumption of this research is that SSM`s choices during transition contributed to the marginalization of organized labor during transition. The main research questions guiding the study are: What was the path that led organized labor in Macedonia from a position of structural strength to a position of weakness? How did SSM reform internally and what where the power relations between SSM and governing elites at critical junctures? What was the role of the union within the process of transformation of social ownership? In terms of theory, the study utilizes an analytical toolbox comprised by concepts from historical institutionalism and discursive institutionalism. The analytical toolbox helped to build the interpretation based on vast size of original data: interviews with trade union actors, archival and newspaper data. The findings show that the trade unions did not reform internally, missed to act contentiously during critical juncture and therefore could not position themselves as powerful interest actors within the policy-making process. |
| Supervisor | Sgier Lea |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/ivanovska_milka.pdf |
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