How are masculinity and nationalism intertwined? This question has received scant
theoretical attention, and existing theories tend to focus on their shared ideals and are …

In terms of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, few organizations have
done as much to promote the legal equality of sexual minorities as the European Union …

This article focuses on the cases of Croatia and Serbia to demonstrate how the
heteronormative model of family and the constructs of “protection of family and children” …

This study uses the 2013 Croatian marriage referendum to show how anti-gender activists
successfully reframed LGBT rights and emerged as influential political actors. Our …

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 …

This article explores the (in) equality dynamic of childcare-related policy reforms in post-
Yugoslav countries to expose 'silent'cleavages embedded in parenting leaves and early …

LGBT rights have come to be seen as allied with the idea of “Europe” and a European
identity, particularly in the process of European Union enlargement to the East. Scholars …

Why do unthreatening social groups become targets of state repression? Repression of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is especially puzzling since sexual …

Abstract On 1 December 2013, Croatia voted in a referendum on the constitutional definition
of marriage. While recent scholarship has highlighted the symbolic nature of the referendum …

My chapter focuses on the role the Serbian Orthodox Church has played in Serbian politics
since 1989, but especially since 2000, with the end of the authoritarian rule of Slobodan …