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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... Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) Roman Catholic Church Republika Srpska Stabilisation and Association Agreement Socijaldemokratska ...
... organisation of pride parades in Serbia. In K. Slootmaeckers, H. Touquet, & P. Vermeersch (Eds.), The EU enlargement and gay politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Binnie, J., & Klesse, C. (2012). Solidarities and tensions: Feminism and ...
... organisation founded on 'fundamental values' and as a defender and guardian of fundamental rights. The development of this 'fundamental rights myth'1 (Smismans 2010) has taken place against the broader backdrop of a globalisation of ...
... organisations [...] in order to promote and protect the human rights of LGBTI persons within its external action' (Council of the European Union 2013, p. 2). Although they were created with an eye toward (re-)affirming the place of LGBT ...
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