The impact of party competition on LGBTI+ rights: Evidence from Spanish autonomous regions (1990–2022)

IF 1.4 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-23 DOI:10.1111/polp.12595

Joel Cantó, Javier Arregui

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Political competition accelerates the enactment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and intersexual rights (LGBTI+) due to the dynamic, rational behavior of mainstream parties across the political aisle to adapt to the sociopolitical environment. We argue that LGBTI+ social movements capitalize on median voter shifts combined with the rising pressure of ideologically close challenger parties to enact legislation. To examine this argument, we employ quantitative event history analysis with a unique dataset with measures for social movement, institutional, political, and sociocultural dimensions across 33 years in Spanish subnational arenas. We find that rising leftist and liberal contenders challenging dominant center-left and center-right parties, respectively, widen the opportunity political structure of LGBTI+ organizations. Ultimately, rising political fragmentation in a multiparty, multidimensional party system turns both left and right mainstream parties into allies of LGBTI+ organizations, which propose new legislation, due to political platforms seeking to preserve and enhance their electoral base.

Burnett, Craig M., and Aaron S. King. 2015. “The Personal Politics of Same-Sex Marriage.” Politics & Policy 43(4): 586–610. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12126.

Lewis, Gregory B., Marc A. Rogers, and Kenneth Sherrill. 2011. “Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Voters in the 2000 US Presidential Election.” Politics & Policy 39(5): 655–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00315.x.

Skipworth, Sue Ann, Andrew Garner, and Bryan J. Dettrey. 2010. “Limitations of the Contact Hypothesis: Heterogeneity in the Contact Effect on Attitudes toward Gay Rights.” Politics & Policy 38(5): 887–906. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00262.x.

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政党竞争对 LGBTI+ 权利的影响：西班牙自治区的证据（1990-2022 年）

政治竞争加速了女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人和双性人权利（LGBTI+）的制定，这是由于各政治派别的主流政党为适应社会政治环境而采取的动态理性行为。我们认为，LGBTI+ 社会运动利用了选民中位数的变化，再加上意识形态接近的挑战党在立法方面不断增加的压力。为了研究这一论点，我们采用了定量事件史分析法，并使用了一个独特的数据集，其中包含西班牙次国家领域 33 年间社会运动、制度、政治和社会文化维度的衡量指标。我们发现，左派和自由派竞争者的崛起分别挑战了占主导地位的中左和中右政党，扩大了 LGBTI+ 组织的机会政治结构。最终，在多党制、多维度的政党体系中，不断加剧的政治分裂使左右两派主流政党都成为 LGBTI+ 组织的盟友，而 LGBTI+ 组织则提出了新的立法建议，这是因为政治纲领寻求维护和加强其选举基础。2015."同性婚姻的个人政治》。Politics & Policy 43(4)：https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12126.Lewis, Gregory B., Marc A. Rogers, and Kenneth Sherrill.2011."2000 年美国总统选举中的女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋选民》。政治与政策》39（5）：https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00315.x.Skipworth, Sue Ann, Andrew Garner, and Bryan J. Dettrey.2010."Limitations of the Contact Hypothesis: Heterogeneity in the Contact Effect on Attitudes toward Gay Rights." Politics & Policy 38(5): 1:1-4.Politics & Policy 38(5)：887–906. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2010.00262.x.

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