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Gästseminarium med Douglas Janoff

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Douglas Janoff will give a talk on his book Queer Diplomacy - Homophobia, International Relations and LGBT Human Rights, at a guest seminar organized by the Gender and Diplomacy Program, GenDip.

Seminarium
Datum
25 apr 2023
Tid
10:00 - 12:00
Plats
Lilla Skansen B340

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Seminariet hålls på engelska.
Arrangör
GenDip

Queer Diplomacy - Homophobia, International Relations and LGBT Human Rights

Douglas Victor Janoff, PhD, Global Consultant, Strategic Advisor and Learning Specialist, Human Rights and Diplomatic Affairs, Ottawa, Canada. 

The book Queer Diplomacy is the first study of multilateral LGBT human rights diplomacy viewed from the perspective of its practitioners: diplomats, LGBT activists, human rights experts and multilateral specialists. It demonstrates how diplomats and advocates work to promote LGBT rights on the world stage, often using Western constructs of sexual and gender identity. In turn, these efforts have triggered conflict and polarization: opposing states often deploy cultural, religious and moral discourses to minimize LGBT rights as a “legitimate” human right. The author, a seasoned Canadian foreign service officer, human rights negotiator and former community activist and researcher, uses insider perspectives to critically assess both bilateral and multilateral diplomatic engagement on LGBT human rights issues. Janoff’s research involved participation in UN meetings in Geneva and New York and 29 interviews with diplomats, human rights advocates and experts, and representatives from the UN and other inter-governmental organizations. Although LGBT issues have been mainstreamed into many areas of bilateral and multilateral human rights policy, his research found a considerable gap: a coordinated diplomatic and civil society approach is needed to more effectively address ongoing human rights violations against LGBT people around the world.