Karen Jaehrling
Biographic Data
| ID | 4269385 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Jaehrling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Jaehrling |
| SIGNATURE | JAEHRLING K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Duisburg-Essen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4546-3709 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
‘Buying’ or ‘making’ decent work? Varieties of insourcing public services
Bringing outsourced public services back in-house and thus ‘making’ instead of ‘buying’ decent work now features in policy debates and is a common policy priority of labour movements and unions with public sector membership. Theoretically at least, bringing workers (back) under the rules and standards governing direct public sector employment is a particularly effective and simple way of raising pay levels, improving work schedules and facilitati…
Navigating cross-border labour mobility and employment security in European shipbuilding
This article investigates how cross-border mobility in the European shipbuilding industry affected the employment security of workers on standard and non-standard contracts in sending and receiving countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on qualitative findings from Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland and Romania, where shipbuilding production is integrated into transnational networks, leading to high cross-border mobility. Despite restrictio…
Tensions and experimentation in setting, extending and enforcing working conditions
Labour clauses in public procurement, which require contractors to provide their employees with a certain minimum level of wages and working conditions, have garnered increased political and scholarly attention in recent years. However, much of the discussion has centred on legal provisions, with less consideration given to the intricacy of how these clauses are implemented and integrated within existing wage-setting systems. This article focuses…
Introduction
This article discusses the role of politics in the current ‘interregnum’ following neoliberal hegemony, based on an analysis of procurement policies and practices in Europe. It shows how the re-politicisation of the neoliberal framework can be seen in the interplay between ‘noisy’ legislative reforms and quieter forms of decision-making within the framework of local regulatory experiments, administrative procurement practices, case-law and soft l…
Loud and quiet politicization. How novel regulatory projects challenge the neoliberal order of ‘essential work’ in Germany
How do employers shape trade union revitalisation strategies towards migrant workers? Evidence from the German shipbuilding industry
Trade unions and works councils in the German shipbuilding industry were among those pioneering more inclusive strategies for migrant workers. However, these efforts remained limited and partially failed. Based on a qualitative industry study, our findings shed light on the dynamics and reasons behind this path of ‘limited solidarity’ in a union stronghold. While much of the literature on (barriers to) more solidaristic employment relations has f…
Introduction
Depuis l'adoption par l'OIT de la convention n° 189 sur les travailleuses et travailleurs domestiques, la formalisation est au cœur des politiques publiques. Les progrès restent cependant lents: de nouvelles lois relatives au travail et à la protection sociale améliorent la couverture légale, mais elles sont trop peu appliquées, si bien que ces droits ne sont pas effectifs. Dans cette introduction, les autrices explorent les dynamiques et facteur…
‘Grey zones’ within dependent employment
This article aims to take stock of the various manifestations of on-call work in Germany. It is shown that formal on-call work is, by international standards, relatively strictly regulated in Germany, not least as the result of a 2019 reform of the law. Similar to other countries, however, other informal variants are used that lie outside the scope of the re-regulation or ‘normalisation’ of formal on-call work. Differentiated analyses based on su…
Moving In and Out of the Shadow of European Case Law
Judicial Europeanization, particularly European case law and the Rüffert ruling, has created significant legal uncertainty in the use of labour clauses in public procurement, which may constrain national policymakers. However, national actors find ways to ‘push back’ against Europeanization in order to prioritize domestic policy goals. By analysing the long‐term political dynamic surrounding public procurement in Denmark, Germany and the UK since…
Tackling Precarious Work in Public Supply Chains
Through a cross-national comparative study of local government 'best practice cases' of socially responsible procurement in Denmark, Germany and the UK, this article critically examines the role of labour clauses in addressing issues of low wages and precarious work in public supply chains. It provides new insights on the negotiations and outcomes of labour clauses across different stages of the policy process, including implementation and monito…
A Paradox of Activation Strategies
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society - Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 2015
Mehr Arbeit, mehr Armut? Ausmaß und Hintergründe der Entkoppelung von Erwerbsarbeit und materieller Sicherheit von Alleinerziehenden im Ländervergleich
Varieties of institutional avoidance
The article analyses patterns of atypical work and their dynamics of change in three service sectors (retailing, hotels and hospitals) in Germany and France. This sectoral approach reveals that the growth of atypical employment is not just a result of new exit options that allow employers to bypass national employment standards. To a significant extent, it is also the delayed effect of latent structures, in particular the weakness of industrial r…
Tackling Precarious Work in Public Supply Chains
Through a cross-national comparative study of local government 'best practice cases' of socially responsible procurement in Denmark, Germany and the UK, this article critically examines the role of labour clauses in addressing issues of low wages and precarious work in public supply chains. It provides new insights on the negotiations and outcomes of labour clauses across different stages of the policy process, including implementation and monito…
Varieties of institutional avoidance
The article analyses patterns of atypical work and their dynamics of change in three service sectors (retailing, hotels and hospitals) in Germany and France. This sectoral approach reveals that the growth of atypical employment is not just a result of new exit options that allow employers to bypass national employment standards. To a significant extent, it is also the delayed effect of latent structures, in particular the weakness of industrial r…
A Paradox of Activation Strategies
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society - Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 2015
Moving In and Out of the Shadow of European Case Law
Judicial Europeanization, particularly European case law and the Rüffert ruling, has created significant legal uncertainty in the use of labour clauses in public procurement, which may constrain national policymakers. However, national actors find ways to ‘push back’ against Europeanization in order to prioritize domestic policy goals. By analysing the long‐term political dynamic surrounding public procurement in Denmark, Germany and the UK since…
Mehr Arbeit, mehr Armut? Ausmaß und Hintergründe der Entkoppelung von Erwerbsarbeit und materieller Sicherheit von Alleinerziehenden im Ländervergleich
Varieties of institutional avoidance
The article analyses patterns of atypical work and their dynamics of change in three service sectors (retailing, hotels and hospitals) in Germany and France. This sectoral approach reveals that the growth of atypical employment is not just a result of new exit options that allow employers to bypass national employment standards. To a significant extent, it is also the delayed effect of latent structures, in particular the weakness of industrial r…
A Paradox of Activation Strategies
Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society - Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 2015
Mehr Arbeit, mehr Armut? Ausmaß und Hintergründe der Entkoppelung von Erwerbsarbeit und materieller Sicherheit von Alleinerziehenden im Ländervergleich
Tackling Precarious Work in Public Supply Chains
Through a cross-national comparative study of local government 'best practice cases' of socially responsible procurement in Denmark, Germany and the UK, this article critically examines the role of labour clauses in addressing issues of low wages and precarious work in public supply chains. It provides new insights on the negotiations and outcomes of labour clauses across different stages of the policy process, including implementation and monito…
‘Grey zones’ within dependent employment
This article aims to take stock of the various manifestations of on-call work in Germany. It is shown that formal on-call work is, by international standards, relatively strictly regulated in Germany, not least as the result of a 2019 reform of the law. Similar to other countries, however, other informal variants are used that lie outside the scope of the re-regulation or ‘normalisation’ of formal on-call work. Differentiated analyses based on su…
Moving In and Out of the Shadow of European Case Law
Judicial Europeanization, particularly European case law and the Rüffert ruling, has created significant legal uncertainty in the use of labour clauses in public procurement, which may constrain national policymakers. However, national actors find ways to ‘push back’ against Europeanization in order to prioritize domestic policy goals. By analysing the long‐term political dynamic surrounding public procurement in Denmark, Germany and the UK since…
Introduction
Depuis l'adoption par l'OIT de la convention n° 189 sur les travailleuses et travailleurs domestiques, la formalisation est au cœur des politiques publiques. Les progrès restent cependant lents: de nouvelles lois relatives au travail et à la protection sociale améliorent la couverture légale, mais elles sont trop peu appliquées, si bien que ces droits ne sont pas effectifs. Dans cette introduction, les autrices explorent les dynamiques et facteur…
‘Buying’ or ‘making’ decent work? Varieties of insourcing public services
Bringing outsourced public services back in-house and thus ‘making’ instead of ‘buying’ decent work now features in policy debates and is a common policy priority of labour movements and unions with public sector membership. Theoretically at least, bringing workers (back) under the rules and standards governing direct public sector employment is a particularly effective and simple way of raising pay levels, improving work schedules and facilitati…
Navigating cross-border labour mobility and employment security in European shipbuilding
This article investigates how cross-border mobility in the European shipbuilding industry affected the employment security of workers on standard and non-standard contracts in sending and receiving countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on qualitative findings from Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland and Romania, where shipbuilding production is integrated into transnational networks, leading to high cross-border mobility. Despite restrictio…
Tensions and experimentation in setting, extending and enforcing working conditions
Labour clauses in public procurement, which require contractors to provide their employees with a certain minimum level of wages and working conditions, have garnered increased political and scholarly attention in recent years. However, much of the discussion has centred on legal provisions, with less consideration given to the intricacy of how these clauses are implemented and integrated within existing wage-setting systems. This article focuses…
Introduction
This article discusses the role of politics in the current ‘interregnum’ following neoliberal hegemony, based on an analysis of procurement policies and practices in Europe. It shows how the re-politicisation of the neoliberal framework can be seen in the interplay between ‘noisy’ legislative reforms and quieter forms of decision-making within the framework of local regulatory experiments, administrative procurement practices, case-law and soft l…
Loud and quiet politicization. How novel regulatory projects challenge the neoliberal order of ‘essential work’ in Germany
How do employers shape trade union revitalisation strategies towards migrant workers? Evidence from the German shipbuilding industry
Trade unions and works councils in the German shipbuilding industry were among those pioneering more inclusive strategies for migrant workers. However, these efforts remained limited and partially failed. Based on a qualitative industry study, our findings shed light on the dynamics and reasons behind this path of ‘limited solidarity’ in a union stronghold. While much of the literature on (barriers to) more solidaristic employment relations has f…
Political science (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Labour economics (6 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (5 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (5 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (4 works) · Procurement (4 works) · Public Procurement and Policy (4 works) · Engineering (3 works)