Opposing Desires - (Social Movement and Protest) by Hendrik Johannemann (Paperback)

About the Book

Dynamic and continuous alike: the framing strategies, networks, and hegemonic struggles of conservative Christians' anti-LGBT activism in South Korea.

Book Synopsis

In times of right-wing populists gaining traction worldwide, conservative Christians engage in both continuous and dynamic action forms to gain societal and political hegemony. Hendrik Johannemann delves deeply into the contentious practices of the South Korean anti-LGBT movement, investigating its roots, framing strategies, transnational ties, and political endeavors. Sociologists, political scientists and practitioners alike will discover how this dynamic continuity runs like a thread through anti-LGBT politics in Korea, displaying not just another far-right success story, but unveiling also contradictions and internal conflicts.

About the Author

Hendrik Johannemann, born in 1988, works at the Asia and Pacific department of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Previously, he was a researcher at the Institute of Korean Studies and a doctoral student at the Graduate School of East Asian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. He studied political science and Portuguese in Freiburg, Berlin, Lisbon, and Seoul. His research interests include anti-LGBT activism, social movements, and the influence of religion on politics and vice-versa.