Fledgling social partnership in the Irish Border Region : European Union ‘Community Initiatives’ and the voluntary sector
- UK : Policy Press, july. 2000
The Irish Border Region is synonymous with social and economic stagnation. Through multi-level social partnership, involving the voluntary and community sector, the European Union (EU) has attempted to initiate a concerted effort aimed at rescuing the Irish Border Region from its socioeconomic plight. The main conduits for this particular multi-level social partnership are the EU 'Community Initiatives' INTERREG (the initiative dealing with cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation) and the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (SSPPR). Thus far, SSPPR has proved to be more successful than INTERREG in the delivery of a social partnership