The starting line and the promotion of EU anti-discrimination legislation: The role of policy oriented research

This article looks back at the process that led to the adoption of European legal measures against racial discrimination & the role that policy-oriented research has played. It also looks briefly ahead to the coming years, when these instruments will be incorporated into the laws of the current & future EU member states. Research played an important role in the policy debate that led to the adoption of the Racial Equality Directive. Research was strategically used to raise awareness & to formulate legislative proposals. The stakeholders in the debate, whether they were official institutions or nongovernmental organizations, used existing research, commissioned new research, or undertook research themselves. 18 References. Adapted from the source document.