The first full examination of the Marriage Equality movement, taking in the referendum 2015 This publication will examine key legislative and social changes relating to the Marriage Equality movement in Ireland. Beginning with the establishment of the Equality Authority in 1999, the book will examine the political and social environment in Ireland which led to the establishment of the Irish Marriage Equality advocacy organisation in 2008. Details of political changes, high-profile court cases and activities of campaign activists will be chronicled from the turn of the twenty first century through to the referendum campaign scheduled for May 2015. The book will conclude with an analysis of the results of the referendum and the wider implications. AUTHOR: Dr Sonja Tiernan is a Senior Lecturer in Modern History at Liverpool Hope University. She has published widely in the area of gender and women's history including the first dedicated biography of Eva Gore-Booth by Manchester University Press in 2012, now in its second print run. Her most recent books include an edited volume Sexual Politics in Modern Ireland (Irish Academic Press) due in print in March 2015 and The Political Writings of Eva Gore-Booth (Manchester University Press) due in print in May 2015. Sonja is from Dublin and her research and writings are based in the area of Irish history. SELLING POINTS: ? An expert analysis, from a senior academic historian and author ? Written in an informed and accessible style ? Author highly experienced in this field and with a significant media track record
