The Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State: Comparative Insights into a Transformed Relationship - Couverture rigide

Paternotte, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1409410668 ISBN 13 : 9781409410669

Editeur : Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

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, to a lesser extent, whether the lesbian and gay movement has somehow influenced the state, for instance by altering forms of sexual regulation. Given the diversity in national trajectories, this book covers fifteen countries. This enables the volume to shed light on different kinds of relationships between these groups and the state, as well as on the way they have evolved in recent decades. The Lesbian and Gay Movement and the State: Comparative Insights into a Transformed Relationship fills an important gap in the literature on lesbian and gay activism. However, 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. These include the role of the state in constructing citizen identities, the heteronormative way in which many traditional citizen entitlements and benefits were constructed, state - civil society relations, judicial activism, the impact of federalism, and the increasing globalization of sexual identities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Manon Tremblay, Université d'Ottawa, Canada, Dr David Paternotte, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; Professor Carol Johnson, University of Adelaide, Australia

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1409410668
• ISBN 13: 9781409410669
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Éditeur: Tremblay Manon
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible