Key texts which may be used to explore further issues connected with equality in the United Kingdom:

Baker, J., Lynch, K., Cantillon, S. and Walsh, J. (2009), Equality: From Theory to Action, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Burchardt, T. and Vizard, P. (2007), Definition of Equality and Framework for Measurement: Final Recommendations of the Equalities Review Steering Group on Measurement, London: Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics.

Cabinet Office (2007), Fairness and Freedom: The Final Report of the Equalities Review, London: Cabinet Office.

Dorling, D. (2010), Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists, Bristol: The Policy Press.

Hills, J. and Stewart, K. (2005), A More Equal Society?: New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion, Bristol: The Policy Press.

Thane, P. (ed.) (2010), Unequal Britain: Equalities in Britain since 1945, London: Continuum.

Wilkinson, R. and Pickett, K. (2009), The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, London: Allen Lane.

The following texts explore human rights from a social science perspective:

Falk, R., Elver, H. and Hajjar, L. (eds.) (2008), Human Rights: Critical Concepts in Political Science, London: Routledge.

Gane, C. (2000), ‘What difference will the Human Rights Act make?’, The Law Society Journal, 1 September, http://www.journalonline.co.uk.

Nickel, J. W. (2007), Making Sense of Human Rights, Oxford: Blackwell.

Smith, R. K.M. and van den Anker, C. (2005), The Essentials of Human Rights, London: Hodder Arnold.

Woodiwiss, A. (2005), Human Rights, London: Routledge.

Antidiscrimination legislation across Europe is explained in this text:

Cormack, J. and Bell, M. (2005), Developing Anti-Discrimination Law in Europe: The 25 EU Member States Compared, European Network of Legal Experts in the Non-discrimination Field, ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=2012&langId=en [accessed 05.11. 2010].

More on the recognition and redistribution debate can be found in these texts:

Fraser, N. (2009), Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World, New York: Columbia University Press.

Fraser, N. and Honneth, A. (2003), Redistribution or Recognition? A Political-Philosophical Exchange, London: Verso.

Honneth, A. (1995), The Struggle for Recognition: Moral Grammar of Social Conflicts, Cambridge: Polity.

Fraser, N. (2001), ‘Recognition without ethics?’, Theory, Culture and Society, 18, 2–3, 21–42.

Fraser, N. (2000), ‘Rethinking recognition: overcoming displacement and reification in cultural politics’, New Left Review, 3, May/June, 107–20.

Phillips, A. (2004), ‘Defending equality of outcome’, Journal of Political Philosophy, 12, 1, 1–19.

The concept of capabilities is further explored in these texts:

Burchardt, T. and Vizard, P. (2007), Developing a Capability List: Final Recommendations of the Equalities Review Steering Group on Measurement, London: Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics.

Sen, A. (1985), Commodities and Capabilities, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Sen, A. (1995), Inequalities Re-examined, London: Clarendon Press.

Sen, A. (2006), Poverty and Inequality, Stanford, CA: University of Stanford Press.

Nussbaum, M. (2006), Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality and Species Membership, London: Belnapp Press.

Walker, M. and Unterhalter, E. (2010), Amartya Sen's Capability Approach and Social Justice in Education, London: Palgrave.

Texts synthesising official statistics in relation to equality and social justice in Britain include the following:

National Equality Panel (2010), An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK: Report of the National Equality Panel, London: Government Equalities Office, http://www.equalities.gov.uk/national_equality_panel.aspx.

Scottish Government (2008), ‘High level summary of statistics: key trends for Scotland 2008’, Edinburgh: Scottish Government, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/hls2008/Q/EditMode/on/ForceUpdate/on.

Legislation on equality and human rights (United Kingdom and international) and international treaties can be found on these websites:

Civil Partnership Act (2004), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/20040033.htm.

Disability Discrimination Act (1995), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/Ukpga_19950050_en_1.htm.

Education (Disabled Strategies and pupils Educational Records) (Scotland) Act (2002),

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2002/20020012.htm.

Employment Equality Directive 2000/78/EC, http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/legis/lgdirect_en.htm.

Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (2003), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031661.htm.

Equal Pay Act (1970), http://www.eoc-law-scotland.org.uk/PDF/epa.pdf.

Equal Pay Act 1970 (Amendment) Regulations (2003), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20031656.htm.

European Convention on Human Rights, http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Basic+Texts/The+Convention+and+additional+protocols/The+European+Convention+on+Human+Rights/.

General Assembly of the United Nations (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html.

Human Rights Act (1998), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm.

Race Relations Act (1976), http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?TYPE=QS&Title=race+relations+act&Year=&Number=&LegType=All+Legislation.

Race Relations Act – amended (2000), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000034.htm.

Racial Equality Directive (2000), http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/legis/lgdirect_en.htm.

Scotland Act (1998), http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980046.htm.

Sex Discrimination Act (1975), http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/.

Treaty of Amsterdam (1997), http://www.eurotreaties.com/amsterdamtreaty.pdf.

Treaty of London (1949), http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/001.htm

Equality Act (2010), http://www.equalities.gov.uk/equality_act_2010.aspx.

Useful websites include:

Government Equalities Office, http://www.equalities.gov.uk/.

Equality and Human Rights Commission, http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/.

Capabilities Measurement Programme, http://www.open.ac.uk/ikd/projects_capabilitiesmeasurement.shtml.