Kuperus, Vito (2025) Structural Injustice and the Gap Between Rights and Lived Experiences of LGB People in the EU. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
The European Union (EU) has made significant progress in protecting lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) rights, but there is still a gap between legal recognition and the lived experiences of LGB individuals. This thesis explores this gap using the structural injustice framework, arguing that EU law does not adequately address the systemic social-structural processes that marginalise LGB people. The thesis uses empirical and conceptual illustrations, including case studies of Poland and Spain, to demonstrate how oppression manifests in forms such as cultural imperialism and violence. The thesis adopts Young's social connection model of political responsibility, suggesting that structural injustice involves a range of actors, including EU institutions, national governments of its Member States, and individuals, working together to transform the conditions that allow injustice to persist.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | McKeown, M.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2025 14:15 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 14:15 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/679 |
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