Overview

The global politics of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights have emerged at the heart of global political struggles over culture and identities. The signing of the Declaration of Montreal and the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, by global activists in 2006, symbolises an intensification of international struggles by LGBT movements. LGBT non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are at last achieving substantial representation in global forums; and 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' issues are finally finding a place on international human rights, law and policy agendas. This collection offers much needed analysis of these under-explored developments. The essays address global, European and national levels of analysis, examining the relationships between universal human rights discourses and specific local contexts. Contributors include leading activists in global LGBT movements such as Joke Swiebel, author of the Declaration of Montreal, and Scott Long of Human Rights Watch, alongside academics informed by gender and sexuality studies. The collection distinctively draws together analyses from sociology, including debates over sexual citizenship, work from politics on the international human rights regime, as well as feminist, transgender and queer theories that critically interrogate 'LGBT' identity categories and human rights discourses. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics.

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Author:   Kelly Kollman ,  Matthew Waites
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9780415488822

ISBN 10:   0415488826
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1. The global politics of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights: an introduction Kelly Kollman and Matthew Waites 2. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights: the search for an international strategy Joke Swiebel 3. European institutions, transnational networks and national same-sex unions policy: when soft law hits harder Kelly Kollman 4. Losing out in the intersections: lesbians, human rights, law and activism Kate Sheill 5. The 'neat concept' of sexual citizenship: a cautionary tale for human rights discourse Angelia R. Wilson 6. A pathway to diversity?: human rights, citizenship and the politics of transgender Sally Hines 7. Global activism and sexualities in the time of HIV/AIDS Hakan Seckinelgin 8. Unbearable witness: how Western activists (mis)recognize sexuality in Iran Scott Long 9. Critique of 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity' in human rights discourse: global queer politics beyond the Yogyakarta Principles Matthew Waites

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Kelly Kollman is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow. She received her PhD in Political Science in 2003 from the George Washington University. Her research focuses on the influence that transnational actors and norms have on domestic political outcomes in western democracies. Her articles have appeared in World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Policy Sciences and International Studies Review. Kelly is co-editor (with Matthias Buch and Alexander Carius) of International Environmental Policymaking: Transatlantic Cooperation and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Oekem Verlag, 2002. Matthew Waites is Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. He is author of The Age of Consent: Young People, Sexuality and Citizenship (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005); and co-editor, with Jeffrey Weeks and Janet Holland, of Sexualities and Society (Polity Press, 2003), an international reader. He is on the editorial boards of Sociology, Sexualities and Journal of LGBT Youth, and has authored articles in Sociology, Sexualities, Social and Legal Studies, Parliamentary Affairs and Sociological Research Online.

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