The politics of gay marriage in Latin America : Argentina, Chile, and Mexico / Jordi Díez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Díez, Jordi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage--Latin America.

Same-sex marriage.

Gay rights--Latin America.

Gay rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Addressing one of the defining social issues of our time, The Politics of Gay Marriage in Latin America explores how and why Latin America, a culturally Catholic and historically conservative region, has become a leader among nations of the Global South, and even the Global North, in the passage of gay marriage legislation. In the first comparative study of its kind, Jordi Díez explains cross-national variation in the enactment of gay marriage in three countries: Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. Based on extensive interviews in the three countries, Díez argues that three main key factors explain variation in policy outcomes across these cases: the strength of social movement networks forged by activists in favor of gay marriage; the access to policy making afforded by particular national political institutions; and the resonance of the frames used to demand the expansion of marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Contents:

Introduction

Citizenship, sexuality and gay marriage

State-society relations in the twentieth century

Early mobilization: the long road to gay marriage

Argentina: the precursor in policy reform

Mexico: a case of fragmented reform

Chile: a case of policy stasis

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-316-29010-7

1-316-32412-5

1-316-31074-4

1-316-32746-9

1-316-33080-X

1-316-33414-7

1-107-49185-1

1-316-32076-6

1-316-16280-X