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Malte Breiding (he/him/his)
@mbreiding.bsky.social
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Doctoral Candidate in Political Science at Lund University. Doing research at the intersection of political theory, EU studies and global queer politics.
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · Jun 5
Great to hear! Your work on the interpretative ambiguity of EU values has been hugely influential on the argument. I hope it comes across!
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 30
Excited to see it in @jcms-eu.bsky.social
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 28
New publication alert 📢 And be sure to check out the rest of the fabulous Special Issue.
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...
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 27
Thank you! :)
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 27
Thank you to the amazing co-editors for including me in this Special Issue @dhuber.bsky.social @norafisheronar.bsky.social @dimitrisbouris.bsky.social
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 27
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.
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 27
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.
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 27
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
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Malte Breiding (he/him/his) @mbreiding.bsky.social · May 27
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.

doi.org/10.1111/jcms...
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...
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