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Liebert, Ulrike

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“…Territorial divergences also remain, with certain member states standing out as being particularly active in combating gender inequality while others lag (Liebert, 2002;Mósesdóttir and Erlingsdóttir, 2005;Fagan et al, 2005;Sterner and Biller, 2007). Even in the 'most likely' case of Sweden-which had experience of GM predating its uptake by the EU, a well-established women's policy machinery, and sustained political commitment to gender equality-progress has been incremental and cumbersome (Sainsbury and Bergqvist, 2009).…”

Section: Eu and Multi-level Policy Design: From Hard To Soft Equality...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe

Cairney

Keating

Kippin

et al. 2022

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There is a broad consensus across European states and the EU that social and economic inequality is a problem that needs to be addressed. Yet inequality policy is notoriously complex and contested. This book approaches the issue from two linked perspectives. First, a focus on functional requirements highlights what policymakers think they need to deliver policy successfully, and the gap between their requirements and reality. We identify this gap in relation to the theory and practice of policy learning, and to multiple sectors, to show how it manifests in health, education, and gender equity policies. Second, a focus on territorial politics highlights how the problem is interpreted at different scales, subject to competing demands to take responsibility. This contestation and spread of responsibilities contributes to different policy approaches across spatial scales. We conclude that governments promote many separate equity initiatives, across territories and sectors, without knowing if they are complementary or contradictory. This outcome could reflect the fact that ambiguous policy problems and complex policymaking processes are beyond the full knowledge or control of governments. It could also be part of a strategy to make a rhetorically radical case while knowing that they will translate into safer policies. It allows them to replace debates on values, regarding whose definition of equity matters and which inequalities to tolerate, with more technical discussions of policy processes. Governments may be offering new perspectives on spatial justice or new ways to reduce political attention to inequalities.

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Section: Eu and Multi-level Policy Design: From Hard To Soft Equality...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe

Cairney

Keating

Kippin

et al. 2022

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“…In research, we may seek a systematic approach to case selection (described in Stake, 1995;Yin, 2014) and a comprehensive comparison of countries. This aim is challenging because most research on GM is based on the study of few cases (Daly, 2005;Hankivsky, 2013;Liebert, 2002;Rees, 2005;Woodward, 2003). There are large cohort case study comparisons of specific gender equality policies (Rubery, 2002;Rubery et al, 2005), but no recent systematic large-n comparative analysis of GM implementation (although see True & Mintrom, 2001).…”

Section: Step 2: Map Policy-making Responsibilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%