Anti-discrimination policies and anti-gender discourses

Abstract

This panel addresses the issue of anti-discrimination policies and anti-gender discourses in different countries in Europe. Contributions will address various issues such as abortion rights, LGBTIQ+ rights and gender policies from a sociological and political perspective. The panel focuses on how these rights and related policies have been framed over time, as this framing has different theoretical and empirical implications for the public debate as well as for politics and policies. Recently, the European Parliament has come out in favour of the recognition of abortion as a fundamental right in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Despite the EU’s attempts to influence national policies on these issues, these policies and the way public debate is organised remain strongly tied to how domestic actors frame the discourses. The influence of EU institutions on anti-discriminatory policymaking can be examined in a number of areas, including those related to the protection of LGBTQI+ rights, which have previously been addressed by European institutions on numerous occasions. On the other hand, it remains important for scholars to try to comprehend the manner in which national actors, both public and non-public, influence and steer the debate. For instance, how national governments frame these concepts can also facilitate promoting anti-gender and discriminatory discourses and policies at the national level.

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