Does the EU help or hinder gay-rights movements in post-communist europe? The case of Poland

East European Politics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-352

  O'Dwyer, Conor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

European Union; Europeanisation; Gay rights; Poland; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879547023     PISSN: 21599165     EISSN: 21599173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2012.721094     Document Type: Article

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