Social Law and Policy in an Evolving European Union

Jo Shaw was recently appointed to the Salvesen Chair of European Law at the University of Edinburgh. She is also Senior Research Fellow at the Federal Trust for Education and Research,London.

• Part 1 Introduction, Jo Shaw. Part 2 Social policy in a climate of economic constraints: the integrationist rationale for European social policy, Phil Syrpis; social solidarity - a buttress against internal market law?, Tamara Hervey; regulating competitive federalism in the European Union? the case of EC social policy, Catharine Barnard; the contested meaning of labour market flexibility - economic theory and the discourse of European integration, Simon Deakin and Hannah reed. Part 3 National cultures, national laws and EU law and policy: the challenge of Europeanisation and globalisation in the field of labour relations - the Nordic case, Niklaas Bruun; community sex discrimination in national courts - a legal cultural comparison, Chloe J. Wallace; addressing gender in national and community law and policy-making, Fiona Beveridge, Sue Nott and Kyle Stephen. Part 4 Strategies for equality, employment and employment equity: equality and diversity - anti-discrimination law after Amsterdam, Mark Bell; affirmative action and the court of justice - a critical analysis, Sandra Freedman; the evolving European employment strategy, Erika Szyszczak. Part 5 Hidden agendas - family formations and human capital development: a family law for the European Union?, Clare McGlynn; transferability of educational skills and qualifications in the European Union - the case of EU migrant children, Helen Stalford; consumption, capitalism and the citizen - sexuality and equality rights discourse in the European Union, Carl F. Stychin. Part 6 Building the normative dimension: legitimising EU law - is the social dialogue the way forward? some reflections around the UEAPME case, Nick Bernard; converse pyramids and the EU social constitution, Barry Fitzpatrick; Europe's social self - "the sickness unto death", Miguel Poiares Maduro.

Whilst academic, the book touches on a number of areas under the social policy banner and will be a useful research tool. The Review Editor EU and Arbetsratt June 2002 This collection of essays, edited by Jo Shaw is, therefore, a timely, as well as an erudite, wide-ranging and provocative set of reflections on social law and policy in an evolving European Union. It is testament to the richness of its contributions that many fit under multiple headings. The chief delight of a good edited collection, such as this one, is that its contributors collectively deploy an extraordinarily wide range of insights of a theoretical, contextual and comparative nature. these essays provide rich food for further thought on the past, present and future of E.U. social policy. Claire Kilpatrick, University of London Public Law July 2002