Concluding Thoughts

The concluding remarks return to the origins of the debate on the equality principle, its paradigm-like implications and essentially, a critique that is developed in response. A dedicated interdisciplinary frame is required in turn, given that anti-discrimination law commonly remains confined to legal inquiry while recognition matters and politics of recognition limit themselves to political theory without necessarily being translated to technical legal outcomes, that is, positive measures. The analytical frame that is constructed as a response revolves around four main strands, firstly, the book’s dedicated objective to study equality throughout different normative frameworks, highlighting commensurability and conflicts; secondly, its active dealing with specific fields such as equality, anti-discrimination law, positive discrimination and collective rights, and relatedly, the attempts it makes in bringing these fields together; thirdly, engaging with the merits of interdisciplinary work when studying equality, drawing from insights from judicial studies, theory, political science, and socio-legal inquiry; and finally, presenting systemic reflections on a possible paradigm shift in equality law.