| When States Come Out: Europe's Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility Contributor(s): Ayoub, Phillip M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107535891 ISBN-13: 9781107535893 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $32.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - European - Social Science | Lgbt Studies - General - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 323.326 |
| LCCN: 2016008235 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.03" W x 9.11" (0.93 lbs) 295 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Sex & Gender - Gay - Sex & Gender - Lesbian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the last two decades, the LGBT movement has gained momentum that is arguably unprecedented in speed and suddenness when compared to other human rights movements. This book investigates the recent history of this transnational movement in Europe, focusing on the diffusion of the norms it champions and the overarching question of why, despite similar international pressures, the trajectories of socio-legal recognition for LGBT minorities are so different across states. The book makes the case that a politics of visibility has engendered the interactions between movements and states that empower marginalized people - mobilizing actors to demand change, influencing the spread of new legal standards, and weaving new ideas into the fabrics of societies. It documents how this process of 'coming out' empowers marginalized social groups by moving them to the center of political debate and public recognition and making it possible for them to obtain rights to which they have due claim. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ayoub, Phillip M.: - Phillip M. Ayoub is Assistant Professor of Politics at Drexel University, Philadelphia. Ayoub's doctoral dissertation received the biennial 2013-14 award for the best dissertation from the European Union Studies Association, as well as the 2014 Kenneth Sherrill Award for the best dissertation in the field of sexuality and politics, and the 2014 award for the best dissertation in the field of human rights from sections of the American Political Science Association. He is also the recipient of Cornell University's 2011 Kahin Prize and co-recipient of the 2014 Esman Prize for distinguished scholarship. His articles have appeared in the European Journal of International Relations, Mobilization, the European Political Science Review, the Journal of Human Rights, and Perspectives on Europe. |