Let's call it a practice in listening. Listening is a vital part of governance. The participants here are not entertainers. Here they are talking about governance in the realities of many work places. They are modern Europeans who have a feeling for organizing successfully in the face of opposition that has not always been civil. Still, in many parts of Europe some a culture of civil work related organization exists. Many workers have a deep undererstanding of intelligent organization for collective barganing. Many have come to understand the great value of social dialogue for social cohesion.
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