Works councils and workers' party preferences in Germany.

Autor/inn/en	Jirjahn, Uwe; Le, Thi Xuan Thu
Titel	Works councils and workers' party preferences in Germany. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Betriebsräte und Präferenzen der Arbeiterparteien in Deutschland.
Quelle	In: British journal of industrial relations, 62 (2024) 4, S. 849-877 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-8543
DOI	10.1111/bjir.12823
Schlagwörter	Solidarität; Lebensalter; Kinderzahl; Gewerkschaftszugehörigkeit; Politische Einstellung; Wahlverhalten; Erwerbstätiger; Qualifikation; Arbeitnehmerbeteiligung; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Familienstand; Betriebsrat; Deutschland
Abstract	"Research on the consequences of works councils has been dominated by economic aspects. Our study provides evidence that works councils have non-financial consequences for society that go beyond the boundaries of the workplace. Using panel data from a large sample of workers in Germany, we show that works councils have an influence on workers' party preferences. Works council presence is negatively associated with preferences for extreme right-wing parties and positively associated with preferences for the Social Democratic Party and The Left. These results hold in panel data estimations including a large set of controls and accounting for unobserved individual-specific factors. Our findings fit the notion that workplace democracy increases workers' solidarity and their awareness of social and political issues. However, the influence of works council representation on party preferences is gender-specific. Asymmetric gender norms within society may entail a lower responsiveness of women's party preferences to workplace democracy." The study refers to the period 2006-2019 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2025/3