Constitutional Inclusion of Animal Rights in Germany and Switzerland
How Did Animal Protection Become an Issue of National Importance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8073125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin M Evans (corresponding author), Erin Evans (1University of California-Irvine, Email: [email protected]) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 231-250 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Animals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156853010x510762 |
| OpenAlex | W2119239278 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 13 |
Provisions for animal rights have been included in the national constitutions of Switzerland (1992, 2000) and Germany (2002). Protective constitutional inclusion is a major social movement success, and in view of the other movements also seeking increased political visibility and responsiveness, it is worth asking how and why nonhuman animals were allowed into this realm of political importance. This research seeks to explain how animal activists achieved this significant goal in two industrialized democracies. Using an approach drawn from the mainstream canon on social movements, this comparative study attempts to show how cultural factors, institutional selectivity, and the influence of spontaneous events, along with the tactic of “frame-bridging,” determined the success of both movements
Animal rights · Inclusion (mineral · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Realm · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Animal Law and Welfare · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law
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| Citations per year | 1.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |