Globalizing Social Rights: The International Labour Organization and Beyond

This volume explores the role of the ILO as a creator of international social networks and facilitator of exchange between various national and international actors since its establishment in 1919. It emphasizes the part played by the ILO in the international circulation of ideas, expertise and practices that foster the emergence and shaping of international social models, and examines the impact of its methods and models on national and local societies. By analyzing the case of the ILO, the authors rethink the influence of international organizations in the shaping of the contemporary world and the emergence of a global civil society. This collection brings together a variety of scholarly contributions by a group of highly qualified and internationally renowned experts in the field of global history and the history of international organizations.