"This Is a Union of Values": The Rise of the LGBTI Rights Norm as Part of the EU's Identity Construction

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL ISSUES

Social Politics Pub Date : 2021-08-27 DOI:10.1093/sp/jxab028

Laura Eigenmann

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Abstract

Abstract:Since the early 1990s, the EU has increasingly institutionalized lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights and more recently started to use them as a symbol for its modern and progressive identity. This article investigates this development, focusing on EU actors and institutions. Combining a genealogical analysis with the analysis of current discursive struggles around LGBTI rights within EU institutions, it shows that the rise of LGBTI rights is closely intertwined with the search for a common European identity, shared values, and attempts to strengthen solidarity in times when right-wing, nationalist, and Eurosceptic movements are increasingly challenging the EU's legitimacy.

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“这是一个价值观的联盟”:LGBTI权利规范的兴起作为欧盟身份建构的一部分

摘要:自20世纪90年代初以来，欧盟逐渐将女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人和双性人(LGBTI)的权利制度化，最近开始将其作为其现代和进步身份的象征。本文调查了这一发展，重点关注欧盟的参与者和机构。将谱系分析与欧盟机构内围绕LGBTI权利的当前话语斗争的分析相结合，它表明LGBTI权利的兴起与寻求共同的欧洲身份、共同的价值观以及在右翼、民族主义和欧洲怀疑主义运动日益挑战欧盟合法性之际加强团结的努力密切相关。

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Social Politics Multiple-

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4.70

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10.50%

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