ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Although sexual and gender minorities, often collectively referred to as LGBTQ*, constitute at least 10 percent of Western societies – with increasing representation among younger age cohorts – the influence of sexual and gender identity on political behaviour remains underexplored. Only a few case studies on the US, Canada, and a few Western European states have empirically demonstrated the significance of LGBTQ* mobilisation for party competition. The absence of comprehensive cross-country data has limited broader insights into this phenomenon while fully ignoring Eastern European countries. Our understanding of how sexual and gender minorities develop a genuine political identity,…
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