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Out of the Closets and into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation - Couverture souple

Andersen, Ellen Ann

 
9780472031719: Out of the Closets and into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation
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ISBN 10 : 0472031716 ISBN 13 : 9780472031719
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2004

Synopsis

Over the past 30 years, the gay rights movement has moved from the margins to the center of American politics, sparking debate from bedroom to boardroom to battlefield. Out of the Closets and into the Courts analyzes the most recent gay rights cases, and explores the complex relationship between litigation and social change. Ellen Andersen describes what happens when these cases—many overseen by the Lambda Legal Defense Fund, the nation's oldest and largest gay rights defense firm—enter the courtroom, and explains why they have met with mixed success. Out of the Closets and into the Courts explores both the promise and the limits of using legal mobilization to effect social change. Crossing disciplinary boundaries, Ellen Andersen draws on the accumulated knowledge of political science, law, and sociology to explain the origins and outcomes of gay rights litigation. The resulting book is essential reading for anyone interested in gay rights, legal change, and social movements.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ellen Ann Andersen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

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Éditeur
The University of Michigan Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0472031716
ISBN 13 
9780472031719
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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