Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights: The search for an international strategy

Contemporary Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-35

  Swiebel, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

agenda setting; European Union; human rights; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement; United Nations

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050418732     PISSN: 13569775     EISSN: 14693631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13569770802674196     Document Type: Article

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