The Samesex Unions Revolution In Western Democracies International Norms And Domestic Policy Change

This book examines Same-Sex Unions Policy (SSU) developments in eighteen western democracies and seeks to explain why the overwhelming majority of these countries has implement a national law to recognise gay and lesbian couples since 1989. Drawing on extensive interview and document analysis the book illustrates the ways in which SSU policy debates and outcomes have been catalysed by international norm diffusion and social learning.