Kollman The same-sex unions revolution in Western democracies

International norms and domestic policy change
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1221-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kollman, Kelly

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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: socialisation and the domestic reception of international norms
4. Same-sex unions: the globalisation of an idea
5. Same-sex unions in the Netherlands and Germany: common norms, diverse policy models
6. Same-sex unions in Canada and the United States: international learning across the pond?
7. Conclusions: the same-sex unions revolution, its past and future
References

Über Autor(innen)

Kollman Kelly:
Kelly Kollman is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of GlasgowKelly Kollman is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow