Gender and politics
Subtitle: the changing nature of European equality regimes
By: edited by Andrea Krizsan, Hege Skjeie and Judith Squires
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780230292956
Subjects: Equality; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; LAW / Gender & the Law; Women's rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative; Government policy
Description: "An exploration of the ways that multiple inequalities are being addressed in Europe. Using country-based and region-specific case studies it provides an innovative comparative analysis of the multidimensional equality regimes that are emerging in Europe, and reveals the potential that these have for institutionalizing intersectionality"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Institutionalising Intersectionality? A Theoretical Framework; A.Krizsan, H.Skjeie & J.Squires The European Union: Initiator of a New European Anti-Discrimination Regime?; J.Kantola & K.Nousiainen Institutionalising Intersectionality in the Nordic Countries: Anti-Discrimination and Equality in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden; A.Borchorst, L.Freidenvall, J.Kantola, L.Reisel & M.TeigenInstitutionalising Intersectionality in the 'Big Three': The Changing Equality Framework in France, Germany, Britain; C.Hermanin & J.SquiresInstitutionalising Intersectionality in the Low Countries: Belgium and The Netherlands; K.Celis, J.Outshoorn, P.Meier & J.MotmansInstitutionalising Intersectionality in Southern Europe: Italy, Spain and Portugal; A.Alonso, M.Bustelo, M.Forest & E.LombardoInstitutionalizing Intersectionality in Central and Eastern Europe: Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia; A.Krizsan & V.ZentaiEuropean Equality Regimes: Institutional Change and Political Intersectionality; A.Krizsan, H.Skjeie & J.Squires.