EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
This report summarizes a larger synthesis on the results of the Foundation reseearch on medium-sized cities at the core of which were case studies on 15 selected cities, mostly from the periphery of the European Union.
This is a summary of the final report from the Foundation's project on urban innovations, where authors Peter Hall and Charles Landry set out to assess the value from the point of view of innovativeness of a range of initiatives identified either in the course of the Foundation's research or
This document summarises key developments in policy and results from research to clarify the role and contribution of citizen action. It shows how it operates in local communities across the European Union and how it can be fostered. It suggests ways in which social and economic policy could benefit
A new online Sustainable Development Networks Directory, recently launched on the Foundation Web site (http://www.eurofound.ie), is just one element of a Foundation initiative that seeks to harness the power of the world wide web as an information medium to promote sustainable production and
This leaflet gives an overview of the Foundation's work on equal opportunities and collective bargaining which identifies a positive link between collective bargaining and the advancement of equal opportunities. The Foundation's work on this project began in 1994 and resulted in the publication of
This handbook focuses on the practical question of how to increase and improve community involvement in local development or regeneration schemes, particularly in disadvantaged localities. The text - based on experience across the European Union over the past ten years - is designed to inform policy
This bulletin offers condensed and practical information on important developments in the field of work organisation and shiftwork. BEST is the Bulletin of European Studies on Time, offering condensed and practical information on important developments in the field of work organisation and shiftwork
What is the extent of direct participation? To what degree can employees influence the organisation of work or control their working environment? In order to answer these and other questions the Foundation undertook a postal survey of European management during the Autumn of 1996. This summary