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The Poland case shows that the EU should not be inhibited from putting pressure on member states over gay rights.

O'Dwyer, Conor (2013) The Poland case shows that the EU should not be inhibited from putting pressure on member states over gay rights. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (26 Jul 2013). Website.

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Abstract

Does the EU help or hinder gay rights movements in post-communist Europe? Conor O’Dwyer assesses the impact of EU intervention in the case of gay rights in Poland. He argues that Europeanisation perspectives, in which a country’s policies are assumed to be shaped before and during accession by EU conditionality, offer a fairly poor account of how gay rights have developed in the Polish case. Rather, Poland experienced an immediate backlash against EU pressure over the issue, which polarised opinions and indirectly strengthened the position of pro-gay rights activists. Given that such a backlash can have positive effects, the EU should not be inhibited from exerting pressure in the face of domestic opposition.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2017 09:00
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:01
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72494

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