Abstract
Debates on Europeanization, European identity, and belonging to Europe have primarily addressed relations with the European Union (EU) (Passerini et al. 2007: 4; Borneman and Fowler 1997: 488). Europe is seen as a result of administrative and political processes, which take place from the EU for the EU, “an end in itself” (Borneman and Fowler 1997: 488), while cultural aspects, which equally shape political and social processes, are presented as marginal (Passerini et al. 2007: 5). These institutional approaches have particularly affected social movement studies. Discussions on bottom-up/grassroots mobilization tend to perceive Europe as a frame to gain access to the institutional polity and the official public sphere. The LGBT case is very illustrative of this trend: transnational and local LGBT movements use Europe and its institutions (European Union, Council of Europe) as a strategic channel to claim and gain rights (Ayoub and Paternotte 2012).
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Eleftheriadis, K. (2014). Queer Activism and the Idea of “Practicing Europe”. In: Ayoub, P.M., Paternotte, D. (eds) LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe. Gender and Politics series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137391766_7
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