This book provides an in-depth and timely analysis of the member states' compliance patterns with the key European Union Anti-Discrimination Directives. It examines the various structural, administrative, and individual aspects which significantly affect the degree and the nature of compliance patterns in select European Union member states.1. Reassessing Compliance: Discrepancies in Application of EU Law
2. Explaining Factors Affecting Compliance
3. Conceptualizing Compliance with the Anti-Discrimination Directives
4. Cross-Country Perspective: The Influence of Government Structure on Compliance
5. Intra-Country Perspective: The Case of Slovakia
6. Concluding Remarks and Implications for Future Research
Appendices
The author has made an excellent contribution to the understanding of the actual topic of compliance with EU anti-discrimination legislation. Overall, this informative and thoroughly researched book will be of interest to a broad audience of academics and practitioners, as well as an invaluable basis for further research on factors influencing compliance, as well as on the discrepancies between different states and their ability to comply. (Laura Asarite, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (7), 2016)
Vanja Petri?evi? is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Florida Gulf Coast University, USA.
Vanja Petricevic thoroughly and eloquently examines the crucial issue of national compliance with EU anti-discrimination legislation. In the extensive literature on the subject matter, this book clearly stands out. Meticulously researched, creative in its methodological approach and lucidly written, it should appeal to and be required reading for experts and novices alike. Peo Hansen, Professor of Political Science, Link?ping University, Sweden
This book provides a critical exploration that is new and innovative. It will be apprelók