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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... LGBTI Intergroup, Evert Jacobsen, Tanko Jure), ILGA-Europe and Queen Mary University of London. And we want to thank all the people who have generously participated in our panels and conferences with smaller or larger contributions ...
... LGBTI Activism: Partners in Realising Change? 45 Mattias Kristoffersson, Björn van Roozendaal, and Lilit Poghosyan 4 Federalizing Legal Opportunities for LGBT Movements in the Growing EU 69 Uladzislau Belavusau and Dimitry Kochenov Part ...
... LGBTI rights during and after the EU accession process. He has previously done an internship at ILGA-Europe. Mattias has a strong commitment to LGBTI rights. He is a member of the Board of Stockholm Pride and of the European Pride ...
... LGBTI organizations in the Western Balkans and Turkey, building their capacity for strategic advocacy and maximizing the impact of joint advocacy actions. She had devised and implemented advocacy strategies, monitored developments at ...
... LGBTI 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 youth magazine ...