European integration, power resources and social classes. A proposal for a political economic extension of the Europeanisation approach

Europeanisation research (ER) focuses on the domestic effects of European integration. Despite importance capital and labour for political economy EU Member States, ER has paid little attention to impact social classes. This article addresses this blind spot asks how integration affects power relations between labour. For purpose, I propose augment with a resource perspective. The analyses ‘Europeanisation through law’ monetary integration’ distribution resources employers wage earners their organisations. Four lessons can be drawn from findings ER: (1) in selected fields, asymmetric classes, weakening earners’ (2) more should relation state market; (3) law are powerful mechanisms than been acknowledged; (4) concept offers fruitful approach examining Moreover, adopting perspective would make it better visible domination.