The Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State : Comparative Insights into a Transformed Relationship
Manon. Tremblay
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Farnham : : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (245 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Argentina: A Queer Tango between the Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State; 2 Australia: Parties, Federalism and Rights Agendas; 3 Belgium: The Paradoxical Strength of Disunion; 4 Brazil: From AIDS to Human Rights; 5 Canada: The Power of Institutions; 6 India: From Tensions to Transformation; 7 The Netherlands: Depoliticization of Homosexuality and Homosexualization of Politics; 8 Poland: Sovereignty and Sexuality in Post-Socialist Times; 9 Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia: Arrested Development!. - 10 South Africa: Opportunities Seized in the Post-Apartheid Era11 Spain: Building Reciprocal Relations between Lesbian and Gay Organizations and the State; 12 United Kingdom: Changing Political Opportunity Structures, Policy Success and Continuing Challenges for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Movements; 13 United States: Multi-Institutional Politics, Social Movements and the State; Conclusion; Index. - By analyzing the relationship between lesbian and gay movements and the state, this ground-breaking book addresses two interconnected issues: to what extent is the lesbian and gay movement influenced by the state and whether the lesbian and gay movement has somehow influenced the state, for instance by altering forms of sexual regulation. This book also provides important and innovative insights into broader issues in international political science, public policy and comparative politics, as well as issues in social movement studies.
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| ISBN | 9781409410669
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