Affirmative Action Matters

Affirmative action. Discrimination positive. Reservations. Quotas. Such policies aim to increase access to and equity within higher education. How do different national and social contexts affect how affirmative action policy is conceptualized discussed justified and designed? Scholars from Brazil Bulgaria China France India South Africa and the United States address this central question by seeking to understand how unique national contexts shape affirmative action for students in higher education around the world.