Politické výzvy LGBT aktivismu v post-sovětské Arménii

Ashot Gevorgyan

Bachelor's thesis

Political challenges of LGBT activism in post-soviet Armenia

Abstract:

This thesis tries to explore the main challenges that LGBT movement in Armenia faced to achieve its goals from 2002 till 2012. The aim of the thesis is to diachronically compare and analyze the political discourse on LGBT issues and its impact on LGBT movement in the following periods: from 2003 – 2007, and from 2008 – 2012. The methodology of the research is analysis of political discourse of representatives of the Government and Parliament on LGBT issues, and analysis of the power and the unity of LGBT movement diachronically in two electoral periods (from 2003 – 2007 and from 2008 – 2012).The theoretical framework of this research constitutes the combination of two theories related to the studies of social movements: structure of political opportunities and the resource mobilization theory. Research studies the influence of political discourse on the power and unity of LGBT movement in Armenia based on the principles of resource mobilization theory through the analysis of the resources (material and human), mobilization capacity (number of protest) and the unity of the movement.

Keywords

LGBT, politický diskurz, Arménie, sociální hnutí

Keywords

LGBT, Armenia, Social Movements, Political Discourse

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 19. 7. 2018

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 20. 8. 2018
• Supervisor: Mgr. Barbora Vališková
• Reader: Mgr. Pavla Dočekalová, Ph.D.

University of Hradec Králové

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Politologie / Politologie