Under pressure from the European Union and civil society activists, countries in the
European Neighborhood made some advancements concerning the human rights of LGBTI …

LGBT rights have become increasingly salient within the EU enlargement process as a
litmus test for Europeanness. Yet, they are also increasingly subject to contestation. To …

Does social media exposure contribute to progressive or polarized views among youth?
With a large and young population online, Kazakhstan offers a polarized authoritarian …

This article explores contexts where homosexuality is criminalized and looks at the methods
which scholars use to study LGBT+ experiences there. It is based on an extensive literature …

The queer (in) visibility regime in Azerbaijan has been historically structured through
centralizing powers and the coloniality of knowledge (s) in their Russian/Soviet and …

As a case study for LGBTIQ rights promotion, Georgia presents a compelling case. On the
one hand, this is a country with strong aspirations for EU membership. On the other hand …

ABSTRACT A growing consensus indicates that increasing visibility, awareness-raising, and
positive media representations of gay people, through public advocacy and endorsements …

During the previous decade (2012–2021), in Ukraine, political pressure from the European
Union combined with the efforts of the local civil society resulted in the adoption of …

Over the past two decades, the literature on norm diffusion in the post-Soviet space has
grown dramatically. Increasingly, scholars have stressed the role of geopolitical competition …

Value polarization is one of the key factors in societal development. This research focuses
on whether opinions concerning gender roles in the domestic and public spheres are …