Homophobia and national collective narcissism in populist Poland

Opposition to sexual minority rights in Poland is among the highest in the EU. Populist political actors in the country repeatedly scapegoat gays and lesbians, presenting them as a threat to the Polish nation and its shared norms and values, particularly those derived from religion. Building upon pr...

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Published in:Archives européennes de sociologie. European journal of sociology. 2021-04, Vol.62 (1), p.37-70
Main Authors: Mole, Richard C. M., Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka, Ardag, Mahmut Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Catholic churches
Communism
Gays & lesbians
Gender
Heterosexuality
Homophobia
Homosexuality
International relations
Lesbianism
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Morality
Narcissism
National identity
Nationalism
Political power
Populism
Prejudice
Religion
Rhetoric
Sexuality
Threats
Values
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Summary:Opposition to sexual minority rights in Poland is among the highest in the EU. Populist political actors in the country repeatedly scapegoat gays and lesbians, presenting them as a threat to the Polish nation and its shared norms and values, particularly those derived from religion. Building upon previous research which shows how discourse constructing homosexuality as a threat to the nation has been used by social and political actors to legitimize homophobic rhetoric and behaviour, our paper shows whether nationalism—understood here as national collective narcissism—predicts prejudice towards gays and lesbians at the level of individual beliefs.
ISSN:0003-9756
1474-0583
DOI:10.1017/S0003975621000072