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Union membership has declined in almost all European and other advanced economies, though in many cases the membership that remains reflects overall changes in the gender and occupational structure of the economy. Meanwhile, in most countries unions' incorporation in governing institutions of the labour market has remained stable or risen. Union strength (membership density and incorporation) and to a lesser extent bargaining coordination correlate positively with core employee interests in the post-Keynesian economy: a combination of high employment and low inequality, and a balance between flexibility and security. The evidence suggests that unions' most important role today is as part of wider political forces, where the role of membership strength remains ambiguous.

AbstractThe three great Western political traditions (conservatism, liberalism, social democracy) incorporate three of the four possible combinations of the core political axes: traditional, unchanging authority versus the challenge of change, and egalitarianism versus inegalitarianism. The fourth possibility—egalitarian conservatism—has appeared in various guises, but has usually become submerged within the right, including its most authoritarian forms. Current xenophobic movements claiming to represent those suffering from excessive change—for example, those involved in the UK's EU referendum and Donald Trump's victory in the USA—are seeing an apparent resurgence of this neglected tradition. What are its implications for politics in general?

Economic globalisation and its diverse effects are producing new social and political identities that depart sharply from those forged in the struggles of the past. Colin Crouch presents a guide to the shifting conflict axes within western societies, and their likely consequences.

Die öffentliche Diskussion über das Verhältnis von Demokratie und Kapitalismus vergisst häufig, dass es einen gesellschaftlichen Raum jenseits von Wirtschaft und politischem System gibt, obwohl eng mit diesen verbunden: den Raum der Zivilgesellschaft, in dem soziale Bewegungen und viele andere Institutionen existieren. Diese Institutionen sind entscheidend für die Reform des öffentlichen Lebens, wenn sie auch die verfasste Demokratie nicht ersetzen können. Mittlerweile fordern Rechtsextremismen demokratische und zivilgesellschaftliche Institutionen gemeinsam heraus, mit ihrer Fähigkeit zur Mobilisierung von Bevölkerungen, die immer deutlicher keine Identität außerhalb der nationalen besitzen.