Malte Breiding (he/him/his)

Great to hear! Your work on the interpretative ambiguity of EU values has been hugely influential on the argument. I hope it comes across!

Excited to see it in @jcms-eu.bsky.social

Can the EU’s push for LGBT rights backfire? A new article by Malte Breiding says it might Lund University. Breiding explores a surprising twist: as the EU pushes for LGBT equality across Europe and beyond, it can actually influence resistance from far-right and anti-LGBT groups. This creat...

New publication alert 📢 And be sure to check out the rest of the fabulous Special Issue.

Thank you! :)

Thank you to the amazing co-editors for including me in this Special Issue @dhuber.bsky.social @norafisheronar.bsky.social @dimitrisbouris.bsky.social

The article reads Chantal Mouffe's conception of 'consensus' and @bonniehonig.bsky.social 's notion of 'remainders' through the #homonormativity theories of #homonationalism, -colonialism and -capitalism by Jasbir Puar, Momin Rahman and @rahulraothariel.bsky.social.

The argument: the EU's promotion of LGBT equality shapes the anti-gender dissent it seeks to overcome while effacing alternative ways of imagining an LGBT-friendly Union. Normative theory of the EU therefore needs to study the legitimacy of the EU's #normativepower as essentially contested.

I provide some initial thoughts on how #agonism and (global) #queer theory can help us think about the legitimacy of the #EU 's promotion of #LGBT equality in the context of far right #anti-gender politics

Global Queer Agonism: Normative Theory of the European Union in Times of Dissensus Over LGBT Equality In times of heightened dissensus over the liberal democratic order, normative theories of the EU need to adapt to be able to capture how the promotion and enforcement of values go hand in hand with t...

Happy to see my contribution to the @jcms-eu.bsky.social Special Issue “Towards Allyship in Diversity? Critical Perspectives on the European Union's Global Role” published.

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