Spheres of diversities: From concept to policy

Diversity policies are at the top of the European Agenda. This category has become a key-word for many policy-makers and social scientists. However, it is a broad concept, often defined and approached differently in specific contextual spheres. This edited book proposes a research framework based on the interplay between diversity-concept and diversity-policy both in the private and the public realm. It aims to explore how the concept orientates policies and management, and also how public/private management facilitates new diversity policy orientations. The academic goal is to connect the theoretical and political dimension of diversity, by presenting a variety of recent studies on diversity in specific policy-spheres.

The book is structured in three main parts. Part 1, titled Diversity as a Policy, offers two chapters that offer a deeper conceptual understanding of diversity as a public strategy and normative framework; Part 2, titled Diversity in Public Policy Contexts,focuses on the institutional context of diversity, including relevant stakeholders, and political, legal and social settings. Finally, part 3, titled Diversity within Organisations,focuses on the organizational context of diversity, including the description, analysis and evaluation of policies, regulations and programmes on diversity management.

This book is a compilation of the most outstanding contributions presented at the international seminar “Diversity and tolerance in Europe: policies in public institutions and private organisations” held on the 22^nd of September, 2010. This seminar was a joint initiative by the GRITIM-UPF (Research Interdisciplinary Group on Immigration) of the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain) and the Migration Programme of the CIDOB.

Language: English

ISBN: 978-84-92511-35-8

180 pages