Experimentalism is a theory of regulation in which change is achieved via a process of ‘directly deliberative polyarchy’ within an experimentalist architecture. This paper argues that experimentalism offers a normatively desirable model for legal interventions relating to the ageing workforce, and age equality law in particular, and offers new insights into existing UK scholarship on reflexive law. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data from UK universities, this article considers the extent to which reforms to retirement ages have promoted a form of experimentalism among UK universities. This paper offers concrete suggestions and reforms for how an experimentalist framework could be adopted in this context to enhance regulatory reform.

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平等的实验主义方法：英国大学部门退休的案例研究

实验主义是一种监管理论，在这种理论中，变革是通过实验主义架构内的“直接审议的多头政体”过程实现的。本文认为，实验主义为与老龄化劳动力，特别是年龄平等法相关的法律干预提供了一个规范上理想的模型，并为现有的英国反身法学术提供了新的见解。本文借鉴英国大学的定性和定量数据，探讨了退休年龄改革在多大程度上促进了英国大学的实验主义形式。本文就如何在这种情况下采用实验主义框架来加强监管改革提供了具体的建议和改革。