Krise im Betrieb: Krisenwahrnehmungen und Verunsicherungen in österreichischen Betrieben aus der Sicht von Betriebsrätinnen

Since 2008 European societies are confronted with fundamental economic, political and social crises. While southern European countries are especially struck by the ongoing economic crisis, economic data suggests a relative stability for Austria. But what remains from the crisis also in Austria are strong feelings of insecurity and uncertainty within the Austrian population. The concrete perceptions of the economic crisis were therefore analyzed with the aid of semi-structured, quantitative interviews with workers’ councils (n = 99). The survey concentrated itself on questions such as what the crisis means for workers, whether there are connections between the perceptions of the crisis and feelings of insecurity and uncertainty and which societal consequences these feelings of insecurity and uncertainty could have.