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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... LGBT issues, were joined in their discussions by Peter Vermeersch, a specialist in Eastern European affairs and ... LGBT rights become such a controversial topic in international politics in Central and Eastern Europe and the ...
... LGBT Rights Safia Swimelar Whose Pride? LGBT 'Community' and the Organization of Pride Parades in Serbia Bojan Bilić The Curious Case of Macedonia: A Personal Insight of a Former Head of the EU Delegation in Macedonia Erwan Fouéré Index ...
... gay rights movements in the region. He has been an Academy Scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University (2003–2004 and 2006–2007) and has published in World Politics, Studies in Comparative ...
... LGBT youth magazine Expreszo. He later became a board member of IGLYO, and advised the subsequent board. He is a currently a member of the board of trustees of the Planet Romeo Foundation and also serves on the LGBT rights working group ...
... LGBT rights in their criticism of other countries. One of the most visible examples was the speech by President Barack Obama on July 25, 2015, in Kenya (see Holmes and Scott 2015). Obama said: With respect the rights of gays and ...