| ID | 152072 |
| Title Proper | Politics of LGBT policy adoption |
| Other Title Information | Shibuya ward’s same-sex partnership certificates in the japanese context |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Takao, Yasuo |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article will examine the determinants of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) policy adoption in Shibuya, one of the twenty-three city wards of Tokyo, by taking an actor-specific approach to the first case of officially recognized same-sex partnership in Japan. How did the sexual minority issue become the subject of official agendas? How did actors both inside and outside the municipal government seize agenda-setting opportunities for government action? The results indicate that key policy makers’ entrepreneurship played a primary role in the official recognition of same-sex partnership by linking policy solutions with agenda-setting opportunities. This analysis demonstrates that the adoption of municipal LGBT policy does not necessarily reflect the redistribution of non-material resources, such as citizen values, but rather resembles the patterns of welfare politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Affairs Vol. 90, No.1; Mar 2017: p.7-28 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Affairs Vol: 90 No 1 |
| Key Words | Japan ; LGBT ; Sexual Minority ; Same-Sex Partnership ; Morality Politics ; Shibuya |