What kind of anti-discrimination law do we want?

Policy Analysis on the Debates on Discrimination Protection in Germany

Consensus and Conflict Department

Project head: Prof. Dr. Ralf Wölfer ,  Prof. Dr. Sabrina Zajak

Project coordination: Samera Bartsch

Project team members: Sophia Aalders

The General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), which came into force in 2006, provides basic protection against discrimination in Germany. However, this is limited in its effect to some areas of life and also only selected grounds of discrimination. At the same time, there are a large number of studies, especially from the legal and social sciences, which develop recommendations for action or suggestions for the further development of discrimination protection. The project collects and categorises the various proposals for the further development of anti-discrimination law in Germany discussed by academia and civil society. With the help of a survey among politically relevant actors from politics, civil society and business, the acceptance of individual proposals will be recorded. The policy analysis is based on the theoretical model of the Advocacy Coalition Framework and also surveys network structures and deeper beliefs within the policy field. Based on these results, recommendations for action for the further development of discrimination protection in Germany will be developed.

Funding: Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Institutional funding)