LGBTIQ+ Equality Politics performs a longitudinal cross-national analysis on EU27 from 2010 onwards through both existing and newly built original datasets, and theory-generating analysis of selected case studies.
2024 dec | 2025 dec
LGBTIQ+ Equality Politics
Research Project
We study the institutionalization of LGBTIQ+ policies in the EU and assess the determinants of LGBTIQ+ equality in the EU member states.
Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods
14/03/2025, H. 14:30
THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF LGBTIQ+ EQUALITY IN EU COUNTRIES BETWEEN ADVANCEMENTS AND OPPOSITIONS: POLICIES, ACTORS, ARENAS | University of Verona
Project workshop and close-door project meeting
Mid-March, all members of the research project come together for an open workshop where they share the advancements on the different research objectives. The workshop is followed by a closed-door meeting to coordinate the following months of work.
Research Logbook
Last Publication:
COMUNICAZIONE POLITICA
Framing Populist Radical Right Opposition to LGBTIQ+ Issues
Lega and Fratelli d’Italia’s Strategies on Social Media
Massimo Prearo and Alessio Scopelliti
This article proposes an analysis of discourse framing and addressing LGBTIQ+ issues within the social media communication of two examples of populist radical right-wing parties: Lega (the League) and Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy).

