Using equality to challenge austerity
New Actors, Old Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hazel Conley (0000-0001-7695-9208, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 349-359 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017011432906 |
| OpenAlex | W2034775914 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article critically examines the potential for 'new actors' in industrial relations to use developments in equality law to challenge government economic policy. The author draws on documentary analysis of the Fawcett Society's attempt to gain a judicial review of the 2010 emergency budget alongside legal theory in relation to reflexive regulation and literature that examines 'new actors' in industrial relations. The aim is to stimulate debate on the role of the state and social movements in pursuing gender equality and how the latter might compete with or complement the role of trade unions. The concluding argument is that, while reflexive legislation provides opportunities for social movements to complement trade union activity, the role of the state remains contradictory, ultimately thwarting legal enforcement of equality when its economic authority and the interests of capital are threatened
Argument (complex analysis · Austerity · Enforcement · Government (linguistics · Industrial action · Law and economics · Legislation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Industrial Relations
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The Good, the Not So Good and the Ugly
The strange non-retreat of the state
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Reflections on work and employment into the 21st century
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Partisan, scholarly and active
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |