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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... Homophobia in Central and Eastern Europe Richard C.M. Mole 6 From Pride to Politics: Niche-Party Politics and LGBT Rights in Poland Conor O'Dwyer and Peter Vermeersch 7 Same-Sex Partnership Debate in Slovenia: Between Declarative ...
... politicians employ homophobic political rhetoric to oppose EU integration.5 In order to defend the 'traditional' culture of their country from Western (EU) influence, the political elite employ 'political homophobia' (Weiss and Bosia ...
... political homophobia, demonstrating that EU support for LGBT equality can also have a negative impact on attitudes towards non-heteronormative individuals. He contends that nationalist politicians use the EU's more liberal position towards ...
... LGBT activists. First, the EU accession and its requirements regarding LGBT rights caused a period of heightened political homophobia. During this time, LGBT activists received unprecedented public visibility, which helped them forge ...
... politics in Macedonia have limited the possible EU impact on LGBT rights. After early pro-EU governments, in 2006 the political climate shifted towards heightened nationalism, thriving under the influence of political homophobia. Fouéré ...