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Selective Equality: Social Democratic Parties and the Referendums on Same-Sex Marriage in Eastern Europe

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  • Sergiu Gherghina
  • Nanuli Silagadze

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One of the core principles of social democracy is equality between citizens. However, in Europe, several social democratic parties have recently supported referendums against same-sex marriage. This article aims to examine the factors which drove left-wing parties to disregard the principle of equality by comparing the four most recent same-sex marriage referendums—in Croatia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia—between 2013 and 2018. The results of the qualitative analysis indicate that this behaviour can be explained by a combination of electoral decisions, government strategies and other ideological components.

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  • Sergiu Gherghina & Nanuli Silagadze, 2022. "Selective Equality: Social Democratic Parties and the Referendums on Same-Sex Marriage in Eastern Europe," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 74(1), pages 140-158, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:74:y:2022:i:1:p:140-158
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2021.1902481
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