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Marrying European and Domestic Politics? The Marriage Referendum in Croatia and Value-Based Euroscepticism

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  • Koen Slootmaeckers
  • Indraneel Sircar

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On 1 December 2013, Croatia voted in a referendum on the constitutional definition of marriage. While recent scholarship has highlighted the symbolic nature of the referendum in domestic politics, its European dimension has not been considered. Using Leconte’s notion of value-based Euroscepticism, this article explores the role of European politics in the marriage referendum, using electoral data at the municipal level. The analysis demonstrates that the referendum, at least partly, was a proactive attempt to halt the Europeanisation of same-sex marriage. The article also sheds light on local resistance to EU homonationalist politics.

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  • Koen Slootmaeckers & Indraneel Sircar, 2018. "Marrying European and Domestic Politics? The Marriage Referendum in Croatia and Value-Based Euroscepticism," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 70(3), pages 321-344, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:70:y:2018:i:3:p:321-344
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1457136
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