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The Implementation of European Anti‐Discrimination Directives: Converging towards a Common Model?
Author(s) -
BELL MARK
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-923x.2008.00900.x
Subject(s) - europeanisation , convergence (economics) , meaning (existential) , transposition (logic) , political science , member states , law and economics , sociology , law , european union , economics , epistemology , computer science , economic growth , international trade , artificial intelligence , philosophy , politics
This article examines the impact on national law and policy of two Directives on combating discrimination adopted by the EU in 2000. It considers the extent to which their transposition has resulted in the ‘Europeanisation’ of anti‐discrimination law and whether this implies convergence in the direction of a common model. Two themes are examined: the list of protected grounds of discrimination and the creation of equality institutions. All 27 states have introduced legal reforms in response to the Directives and a loose level of convergence can be identified. Nevertheless, specific national traditions have proved resilient, for example, shaping the meaning attached to terms such as ‘disability’ or the structure and powers of equality bodies.