英国产业关系领域发展史之再思考:从韦伯夫妇到新雇佣关系范式

History of the British Industrial Relations Field Reconsidered: Getting from the Webbs to the New Employment Relations Paradigm

西德尼·韦伯与碧翠丝·韦伯通常被看做英国产业关系领域的奠基人。然而,如果这个领域的研究不仅聚焦在工会与集体谈判的研究,而是注重整体雇佣关系的研究,那么他们的历史地位又将如何定位呢?通过回顾这个领域研究的历史传统,我们仍旧会对他们的地位给予有条件的肯定(a Qualified Yes)。为了说明这一观点,本文将从修正的视角来梳理英国产业关系发展的传统与脉络,并从中提出诸多启示与想法。

Sidney and Beatrice Webb are commonly cited as the fotmders of the British field of industrial relations. Are they, however, if the field is centred not on study of unions and collective bargaining but rather on the entire employment relationship？ A ＇qualified yes＇ answer is given; however, getting there involves major revision to the conventional historiography of the field. To illustrate, the article presents a traditional and revised family tree of British industrial relations. Numerous insights and implications follow.