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

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This book examines the development of same-sex unions policy (SSU) 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. The author argues that this dramatic wave of SSU p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kollman, Kelly (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York [New York] : Manchester University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Homosexuality > North America > History.
Homosexuality > Europe, Western > History.
Civil unions > North America > History.
Civil unions > Europe, Western > History.
Same-sex marriage > North America > History.
Same-sex marriage > Europe, Western > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the same-sex unions revolution in western democracies
  • Sexual citizenship, LGBT movements and the relationship recognition debate in western democracies
  • International policy diffusion : socialisation and the domestic reception of international norms
  • Same-sex unions : the globalisation of an idea
  • Same-sex unions in the Netherlands and Germany : common norms, diverse policy models
  • Same-sex unions in Canada and the United States : international socialisation across the pond?
  • Conclusions : the same-sex unions revolution, its past and future.

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