This article presents theoretical and empirical analysis of the micro-politics of resistance. We
theorize resistance at the level of meanings and subjectivities, drawing attention to the …

Seemingly fully-formed, HRM made its appearance in Britain in the mid-1980s. Since that
time we have been struggling to come to terms with what it refers to, where it comes from …

Public Sector Industrial Relations (1992) concentrates on individual relations in the public
sector, identifying the distinctive features of management organization, collective bargaining …

Failings in employee relations in the public services can have catastrophic consequences.
Stephen Bach and Ian Kessler open their book with an account of Lord Laming's 2003 report …

This article examines the reform of public services management in Europe drawing on
material from Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. It considers the limitations …

The book provides an up-to-date analysis of the restructuring of public service employment
relations in six European countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark and the UK …

The subject of industrial relations is intimately connected with the nature of schooling-in
particular, the teacher trade unions have played and will continue to play a crucial role in …

This article analyses developments in public service employment relations in the UK and
USA over the last two decades that are associated with the implementation of new public …

The major erosion of the British public sector over the past twenty years has by no means
diminished the political and economic significance of our public services. Yet to date, few …