Beschreibung:
This book critically analyses the European Union's promotion of LGBTI rights in the international arena. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex rights are heavily contested across the globe, with over 70 countries criminalizing same-sex relations and at least 10 imposing the death penalty.
1. Introduction: An Artificial 'Clash of Civilizations'? 2. From Norm Diffusion to Norm Contestation: Europe as a Normative Actor 3. LGBTI Rights Promotion Within the EU: Crafting Consensual Norms Where Few Exist? 4. Homophobia and EUrophobia in Accession and Neighborhood Countries 5. Development Policy and Foreign Aid: Conditionality and its Discontents 6. Global and Diffuse? The EU's Multilateral Promotion of LGBTI Rights 7. Conclusion: Rethinking and Reimagining International LGBTI Rights Promotion