Announcing the winner of the International Award for Excellence

Congratulations to Uduak Archibong, Jite Eferakorho, Aliya Darr, Andy Scally, Karl Atkin,Carol Baxter, Mark R. D. Johnson, Mark Bell, Lisa Waddington, Katrin Wladasch, Tara Bedard, Oluyinka Adejumo, Phyllis Sharps and Pat Bradshaw, the winners of the International Award for Excellence in the area of diversity in organisations, communities and nations for their paper Perceptions of the Impact of Positive Action in EU and non-EU Countries

Abstract: Around the world, inequalities exist around boundaries of race, social class, gender, disability, religious beliefs and sexual orientation, often resulting from past and current discriminatory practices. Governments have taken certain measures, including enacting policies such as positive action, to remedy such discrimination. This paper provides a comparative analysis of perceptions of the impact of positive action in seven EU and three non-EU countries. The study adopted participatory methods including consensus workshops, interviews and policy analysis to obtain data from designers of positive action. Findings are discussed, conclusions drawn and wide-ranging recommendations are made at the EC, individual countries and organisational levels.

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