ABSTRACT
The interrelations between EU level regulation and national gender equality policies in Denmark show a mixed picture: on one hand, Danish gender equality legislation has been influenced by the EU in the labour market field; on the other hand, Denmark can be considered a late mover in the area of violence against women. Investigating recent developments within the policy fields of stalking and online harassment, both relating to violence against women, this chapter explores how EU member states and public spheres influence each other in cross-border dynamics, also in areas where the EU holds no competences. The two policy areas differ in terms of their legal regulation with a stalking law being adopted in Denmark in 2012, whereas online harassment is not yet the object of a specific law, although the area is under consideration. Theoretically we take a broad approach to Europeanization by addressing policy influence as well as norm diffusion processes.
