At a time when nationalist sentiment is on the rise, this special issue takes stock of how sociology can contribute to understanding the past, present and future of nationalism. In contrast to declarations of ‘the end of history’, which was also meant to herald increasing integration due to a lowering of cultural and national barriers, nationalism never went away. The articles in this collection engage with the question of nationalism at a theoretical and empirical level and in different regional contexts, assessing how national boundaries are drawn and policed, how national identities are formed and the myriad political and everyday consequences of nationalism.
This article looks at the local-global nexus of sexuality and human rights, but moves on to examine social sustainability and sustainable development and the link to human rights through concepts such as equality, justice, dignity and diversity. Although liberal attitudes towards sex and sexuality run parallel to conservative, homophobic and religious views, the importance of equality legislation in European countries has been increasingly evidenced through transnational influence on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender concerns in other countries. The article examines developments and setbacks to equality legislation and then goes on to make the case for human rights (via the emphasis on sexual equality) as an essential pillar of sustainability.
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