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creators_name: Haas, Violeta
creators_name: Bogatyrev, Konstantin
creators_name: Abou-Chadi, Tarik
creators_name: Klüver, Heike
creators_name: Stoetzer, Lukas F.
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title: The Electoral Effects of State-Sponsored Homophobia
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abstract: Do strategies of state-sponsored homophobia translate into electoral gains?While a growing body of literature documents the increasing politicization of LGBTQ- and gender-related issues by illiberal elites, little is known about the electoral effects of these strategies. We address this important question by studying whether anti-LGBTQ mobilization pays off electorally for the initiating party. Empirically, we study the adoption of anti-LGBTQ resolu-tions in many Polish municipalities prior to the 2019 parliamentary election. Using a synthetic difference-in-differences design, we find that these resolu-tions significantly depressed turnout in affected municipalities, with oppo-sition parties showing less mobilization capacity. By contrast, turnout for the incumbent Law and Justice Party increased substantially. Overall, this study’s findings are relevant for understanding the electoral consequences of both elite-led mobilization against stigmatized and discriminated groups, and policies of subnational democratic backsliding.
date: 2025-03
date_type: published
publisher: TSE Working Paper
official_url: http://tse-fr.eu/pub/130436
faculty: tse
divisions: tse
keywords: LGBTQ rights
keywords: sexuality and politics
keywords: political homophobia
keywords: political competition
keywords: political participation
language: en
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view_date_year: 2025
full_text_status: public
monograph_type: working_paper
series: TSE Working Paper
volume: 25-1628
place_of_pub: Toulouse
pages: 47
institution: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole
department: Toulouse School of Economics
book_title: TSE Working Paper
oai_identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:130436
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citation:   Haas, Violeta <https://www.idref.fr/283745053>, Bogatyrev, Konstantin, Abou-Chadi, Tarik, Klüver, Heike <https://www.idref.fr/168782898> and Stoetzer, Lukas F.  (2025) The Electoral Effects of State-Sponsored Homophobia.  TSE Working Paper, n. 25-1628, Toulouse     
document_url: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/50661/1/wp_tse_1628.pdf