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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Analyzes the gay rights cases, and explores the complex relationship between litigation and social change. This work describes what happens when these cases enter the courtroom, and explains why they have met with mixed success. It explores both the promise and the limits of using legal mobilization to effect social change.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780472031719
Publisert
2006-09-18
Utgiver
Vendor
The University of Michigan Press
Vekt
475 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
308

Forfatter

Biographical note

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