Engineering Equality - An Essay on European Anti-discrimination Law

Zusatztext The book is certainly valuable and timely in that it adduces ample evidence of a one-sided orientation of social policy towards a human resources agenda, and shows how this threatens the strength of the European social model. Informationen zum Autor Alexander Somek holds the Charles E. Floete Chair in Law at the University of Iowa. Prior to joining the faculty in 2003, he was Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna. He has previously published Individualism: An Essay on the Authority of the European Union with OUP (2009). Klappentext Examining the rise of European anti-discrimination law, this book provides a critique of the focus on and implementation of, anti-discrimination law. Zusammenfassung Examining the rise of European anti-discrimination law, this book provides a critique of the focus on and implementation of, anti-discrimination law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Social policy: From domestication to disarmament 2: From legislation to discourse and mobilization 3: Neoliberalism and morality 4: Direct discrimination 5: Normative twist and antinomy 6: Consequences of normative deficiency 7: Moral re-engineering: The neoliberal predicament 8: Beyond inclusion Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Somek, Somek Alexander
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2011
• EAN: 9780199693375
• ISBN: 978-0-19-969337-5
• No. of pages: 217
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Rechtswissenschaft, allgemein, Legal Reference / Law Profession, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Discrimination, EU (European Union), Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Discrimination in employment and harassment law, Discrimination in employment law