Debating Affirmative Action
Conceptual, Contextual, and Comparative Perspectives
Journal of Law and Society Special Issues
This collection examines the case for affirmative action in the UK
in relation to employment, higher education, the legal profession,
the judiciary, political representation and minority language
rights.
* Draws on experience of affirmative action in the United States,
Canada and Germany.
* Contributions highlight the importance of how affirmative
action is conceptualised and of context in evaluating the case for
affirmative action.
* Emphasises the need for pragmatic judgments about the likely
effectiveness and costs of affirmative action policies.
1. Justifying Affirmative Action: Perception and Reality. (Aileen
McHarg, Donald Nicolson).
2. Positive Action for Women in Employment: Time to Align with
Europe? (Noreen Burrows, Muriel Robison).
3. Affirmative Action in Women's Employment: Lessons from
Canada. (Nicole Busby).
4. Affirmative Action: A German Perspective on the Promotion of
Women's Rights with Regard to Employment. (Anke J. Stock).
5. Widening Participation and Higher Education. (Lois S.
Bibbings).
6. Preferential Treatment, Social Justice, and the Part-time Law
Student - The Case for the Value-added Part-time Law Degree.
(Andrew M. Francis, Iain W. McDonald).
7. Affirmative Action in the Legal Profession. (Donald
Nicolson).
8. Rethinking the Merit Principle in Judicial Selection. (Kate
Malleson).
9. Quotas for Women! The Sex Discrimination (Election
Candidates) Act 2002. (Aileen McHarg).
10. Minority Business Enterprise Programmes in the United States
of America: An Empirical Investigation. (Martin J. Sweet).
11. Is There a Duty to Legislate for Linguistic Minorities?
(Robert Dunbar)
McHarg, Donald Nicolson).
2. Positive Action for Women in Employment: Time to Align with
Europe? (Noreen Burrows, Muriel Robison).
3. Affirmative Action in Women's Employment: Lessons from
Canada. (Nicole Busby).
4. Affirmative Action: A German Perspective on the Promotion of
Women's Rights with Regard to Employment. (Anke J. Stock).
5. Widening Participation and Higher Education. (Lois S.
Bibbings).
6. Preferential Treatment, Social Justice, and the Part-time Law
Student - The Case for the Value-added Part-time Law Degree.
(Andrew M. Francis, Iain W. McDonald).
7. Affirmative Action in the Legal Profession. (Donald
Nicolson).
8. Rethinking the Merit Principle in Judicial Selection. (Kate
Malleson).
9. Quotas for Women! The Sex Discrimination (Election
Candidates) Act 2002. (Aileen McHarg).
10. Minority Business Enterprise Programmes in the United States
of America: An Empirical Investigation. (Martin J. Sweet).
11. Is There a Duty to Legislate for Linguistic Minorities?
(Robert Dunbar)
Aileen McHarg is Senior Lecturer in Public Law at The
University of Glasgow.
Donald Nicolson is a Professor at the Law School at the
University of Strathclyde.
University of Glasgow.
Donald Nicolson is a Professor at the Law School at the
University of Strathclyde.
