The same-sex unions revolution in Western democracies : international norms and domestic policy change /

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This book examines same-sex unions (SSU) policy developments in eighteen western democracies and seeks to explain why the overwhelming majority of these countries have implemented a national law to recognise gay and lesbian couples since 1989. Drawing on interview and document analysis the book illu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kollman, Kelly (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Series:Manchester Political Studies
Subjects:
Same-sex marriage.
Homosexuels > Mariage.
Political control and freedoms.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom
Society and Social Sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • THE SAME-SEX UNIONS REVOLUTION IN WESTERN DEMOCRACIES; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: the same-sex unions revolution in western democracies; 2. Sexual citizenship, LGBT movements and the relationship recognition debate in western democracies; 3. International policy diffusion: International policy diffusion: reception of international norms; 4. Same-sex unions: the globalisation of an idea¹; 5. Same-sex unions in the Netherlands and Germany: common norms, diverse policy models¹
  • 6. Same-sex unions in Canada and the United States: international socialisation across the pond?7. Conclusions: the same-sex unions revolution, its past and future; References; Index.

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