| Description |
xiv, 217 pages ; 24 cm |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 implement a national law to recognise gay and lesbian couples since 1989. Drawing on extensive interview and document analysis the book illustrates the ways in which SSU policy debates and outcomes have been catalysed by international norm diffusion and social learning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-212) and index |
| Subject |
Same-sex marriage -- Europe, Western -- History.
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Same-sex marriage -- North America -- History.
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Civil unions -- Europe, Western -- History.
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Civil unions -- North America -- History.
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Homosexuality -- Europe, Western -- History.
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Homosexuality -- North America -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
9780719084539 (hardback) |
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0719084539 (hardback) |
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