The EU Enlargement and Gay Politics: The Impact of Eastern Enlargement on Rights, Activism and PrejudiceKoen Slootmaeckers, Heleen Touquet, Peter Vermeersch Springer, 2016 M06 23 - 238 pages This book offers a well-investigated and accessible picture of the current situation around the politics of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) rights and activism in Central Europe and the Western Balkans in the context of the enlargement of the European Union (EU). It provides not only thoughtful reflections on the topic but also a wealth of new empirical findings — arising from legal and policy analysis, large-scale sociological investigations and country case studies. Theoretical concepts come from institutional analysis, the study of social movements, law, and Europeanization literature. The authors discuss emerging Europe-wide activism for LGBT rights and analyze issues such as the tendency of nationalist movements to turn ‘sexual others’ into ‘national others,’ the actions and rhetoric of church actors as powerful counter-mobilizers against LGBT rights, and the role of the domestic state on the receiving end of EU pressure in the field of fundamental rights.
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... movement throughout Europe. Before joining ILGA-Europe, Björn worked with COC Netherlands, first as a project consultant and later as International Advocacy Officer. His activist work started with the Dutch LGBT ... LGBT rights working group ...
... LGBT LGBTI LPR. LIST. OF. ABBREVIATIONS. Central and Eastern Europe Campaign for All Families Civil Initiative for the Family and the Rights ... Movement International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Inter-Governmental Organization ...
... Union Twój Ruch (Your Movement) Internal Revolutionary Organisation –Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity CHAPTER 1 Introduction: EU Enlargement and LGBT Rights—Beyond Symbolism? Koen xviii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
... movement's understanding of it—as an 'all-embracing collective term, uniting ... LGBT' is rather prominent. The reason is straightforward: the acronym is ... LGBT' is described by Binnie and Klesse (2012, p. 445) as signifying a ...
... movement in effecting change. In the first, introductory chapter, Koen Slootmaeckers and Heleen Touquet trace the evolution of LGBT rights within the context of the enlargement ... LGBT RIGHTS—BEYOND SYMBOLISM? 9 Structure of the Book.