Beschreibung:
Barbara Bagilhole is Professor of Equal Opportunities and Social Policy at Loughborough University. She has carried out extensive research in the field of equal opportunities and diversity, both nationally and internationally.
This book challenges the official discourse that shapes the debates on Equal Opportunities and Diversity (EO&D) at national, regional and European level and will be a key text for students and researchers of EO&D in many fields.
Introduction; Statistical evidence of disadvantage; What do we mean by equal opportunities and diversity? theoretical approaches and ideologies; Equal opportunities and diversity: the history, politics and economics; Equal opportunities and diversity: the legislation; Equal opportunities and diversity: the policy process; The European Union: influence and effects on UK equal opportunities and diversity; Cross-national comparative approaches to equal opportunities and diversity in other EU member states; Future agenda for equal opportunities and diversity.