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Theoretical considerations in cross-national employment research

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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:41 authored by Jacqueline O'ReillyJacqueline O'Reilly
This article critically reviews a range of theoretical approaches to cross-national employment research in terms of universal, culturalist and intermediary perspectives. These approaches have difficulty accounting for change and the co- existence of similarity and diversity, as well as being 'gender blind'. Debates on the welfare state or women's employment have shown more interest in gender although this tends to become an optional variable in the cross-national comparison, or where there have been attempts to make it more central, the meaning of cross-national differences becomes blurred and confused. It is argued that an employment-systems approach, coupled with the gender order perspective, can provide a useful framework of analysis which enables us to identify how comparable pressures for change have generated specific interest coalitions; these coalitions resolve conflicts by agreeing on a particular gender compromise.

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  • Published

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Sociological Research Online

ISSN

1360-7804

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SAGE Publications

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1

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1

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-06-13

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