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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... rights have become part and parcel of this fundamental rights myth (Ayoub and Paternotte 2014a, p. 3): being 'gayfriendly' has now become a symbol for what it means to be truly European and vice versa.2 And with this evolution, the EU's ...
... fundamental and LGBT rights policies. Note: Black diamonds changes that had a direct effect on LGBT rights within the EU enlargement process. White diamonds indicators of a larger shift at the EU level towards an increased focus on ...
... rights and fundamental freedoms via the EU's external relations. At this time, LGBT rights were not included in the EU's commitment to human rights, despite the fact that LGBT rights (particularly anti-discrimination) were part of the ...
... fundamental rights and LGBT rights in EU institutions. In the next section we will review the evolution of the enlargement policy (black diamonds in Fig. 2.1), highlighting its increasing focus on fundamental rights. Direct Changes to LGBT ...
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