Laura Dudley Jenkins is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati and a faculty affiliate with the Asian Studies Program and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department.Michele S. Moses is Associate Professor and Chair of the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

• 1. Diverse contexts and justifications for affirmative action 2. Brazil: Enhancing opportunity and justice through new affirmative action policies for black and mixed-race students 3. Bulgaria: Social engineering through admissions policies in a totalitarian society 4. China: Targetting ethnic minorities to achieve access and equity in higher education 5. France: Applying a territorial approach to voluntary affirmative action in elite institutions 6. India: Beginning a new debate on reserved admissions for castes, tribes and "Other Backward Classes" 7. South Africa: Affirming affirmative action through university alternate access programs 8. The United States: Changing the terms of access to higher education 9. Advancing access and equity in higher education

Laura Dudley Jenkins is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati and a faculty affiliate with the Asian Studies Program and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department.Michele S. Moses is Associate Professor and Chair of the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

• 1. Diverse contexts and justifications for affirmative action 2. Brazil: Enhancing opportunity and justice through new affirmative action policies for black and mixed-race students 3. Bulgaria: Social engineering through admissions policies in a totalitarian society 4. China: Targetting ethnic minorities to achieve access and equity in higher education 5. France: Applying a territorial approach to voluntary affirmative action in elite institutions 6. India: Beginning a new debate on reserved admissions for castes, tribes and "Other Backward Classes" 7. South Africa: Affirming affirmative action through university alternate access programs 8. The United States: Changing the terms of access to higher education 9. Advancing access and equity in higher education

Laura Dudley Jenkins is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati and a faculty affiliate with the Asian Studies Program and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department.Michele S. Moses is Associate Professor and Chair of the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

• 1. Diverse contexts and justifications for affirmative action 2. Brazil: Enhancing opportunity and justice through new affirmative action policies for black and mixed-race students 3. Bulgaria: Social engineering through admissions policies in a totalitarian society 4. China: Targetting ethnic minorities to achieve access and equity in higher education 5. France: Applying a territorial approach to voluntary affirmative action in elite institutions 6. India: Beginning a new debate on reserved admissions for castes, tribes and "Other Backward Classes" 7. South Africa: Affirming affirmative action through university alternate access programs 8. The United States: Changing the terms of access to higher education 9. Advancing access and equity in higher education