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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826027203321

Titolo

Institutionalizing Intersectionality [[electronic resource] ] : The Changing Nature of European Equality Regimes / / edited by A. Krizsan, H. Skjeie, J. Squires

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-58759-9

9786613900043

1-137-03106-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Gender and Politics, , 2662-5814

Classificazione

LAW043000POL009000POL010000SOC032000

Disciplina

305.42094

323.34094

Soggetti

Political sociology

Political theory

Political philosophy

Europe—Politics and government

Political science

Social justice

Human rights

Political Sociology

Political Theory

Political Philosophy

European Politics

Political Science

Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1 Institutionalizing Intersectionality: A Theoretical Framework; 2 The European Union: Initiator of a New European Anti-Discrimination Regime?; 3 Institutionalizing Intersectionality in the Nordic Countries: Anti-Discrimination and Equality in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and



Sweden; 4 Institutionalizing Intersectionality in the 'Big Three': The Changing Equality Framework in France, Germany, and Britain; 5 Institutionalizing Intersectionality in the Low Countries: Belgium and The Netherlands

6 Institutionalizing Intersectionality in Southern Europe: Italy, Spain, and Portugal7 Institutionalizing Intersectionality in Central and Eastern Europe: Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia; 8 European Equality Regimes: Institutional Change and Political Intersectionality; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.