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Castillo Ortiz, P.J. orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-1855 and Medina, I. (2016) Paths to the Recognition of Homo-Parental Adoptive Rights in the EU-27: a QCA Analysis. Contemporary Politics, 22 (1). pp. 40-56. ISSN 1469-3631
Abstract
Although the recognition of the adoptive rights of LGBT couples is a socially salient topic, cross-national variation regarding this issue has been largely underexplored in social science research. With the aid of configurational analysis, this article fills this gap and shows the conditions that explain the recognition of the adoptive rights of homosexual couples in the countries of the EU-27. It is argued that two different paths led to this outcome. All countries where adoptive rights were recognized had higher degrees of secularization and lower levels of social homophobia. In addition, in Northern European countries, the Protestant background and absence of conservative governments for a certain time period seemed to be the determinant. However, for the remaining European countries that recognized these rights, rising levels of gender equality appeared to have a more salient role.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Taylor & Francis. This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in Contemporary Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 May 2017 09:36 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 21:17 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2015.1112955 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13569775.2015.1112955 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89793 |
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