Publications

Please link to my Google Scholar page for the most current source of published work.

Books

Ayoub, Phillip M. When States Come Out: Europe's Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016 (symposia and/or reviews in the Journal of Politics, International Studies Review, German Politics, Politics & Gender, Ethics & International Affairs, Politics Groups & Identities, and Choice Magazine)

(German translation: Das Coming-out der Staaten: Europas sexuelle Minderheiten und die Politik der Sichtbarkeit, Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2017)

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte (eds.) LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe?, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 (reviewed in Social Movement Studies and Sexualities)

Refereed Journal Articles

Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page and Sam Whitt. ‘Pride amid Prejudice: The Impact of LGBT+ Rights Activism in a Socially Conservative Society.’ American Political Science Review, 115(2): 467-485, 2021 (Full Appendix)

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Kelly Kollman. ‘(Same)-sex in the city: Urbanisation and LGBTI Rights Expansion.’ European Journal of Political Research, online first

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Douglas Page. ‘When do opponents of LGBT rights mobilize? Explaining political participation in times of backlash against liberalism.’ Political Research Quarterly, 73(3): 696-713, 2020

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Agnès Chetaille. ‘Movement/Countermovement Interaction and Instrumental Framing in a Multi-Level World: Rooting Polish Lesbian and Gay Activism.’ Social Movement Studies, 19(1): 21-37, 2020

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Lauren Bauman. 'Migration and Queer Mobilisations: How Migration Facilitates Cross-Border LGBTQ Activism.' Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 45(15): 2758-2778, 2019

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Intersectional and Transnational Coalitions during Times of Crisis: The European LGBTI Movement.’ Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State and Society, 26(1): 1-29, 2019 (Editor's Choice, Social Politics)

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Jeremiah Garretson. ‘Getting the Message Out: Media Context and Global Changes in Attitudes toward Homosexuality.’ Comparative Political Studies, 50(8): 1055-1085, 2017 (Best Article of the Year, Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network, 2017)

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte. ‘ILGA et l’expansion du militantisme LGBT dans une Europe unifiée.’ Critique Internationale, 70(1): 55-70, 2016

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Contested Norms in New-Adopter States: International Determinants of LGBT Rights Legislation.’ European Journal of International Relations, 21(2): 293-322, 2015 (Adapted version reprinted as ‘EU Law as an (In)Direct Source of LGB Rights across Europe.’ In Uladzislau Belavusau and Kirstin Henrard (eds.) EU Anti Discrimination Law beyond Gender, London: Hart Publishing, 2018)

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘With Arms Wide Shut: Threat Perception, Norm Reception and Mobilized Resistance to LGBT Rights.’ Journal of Human Rights, 13(3): 337-362, 2014 (Adapted version reprinted as ‘Perils of Success: Backlash and Resistance to LGBT Rights in Domestic and International Politics.’ In Alison Brysk and Michael Stohl (eds.) Contracting Human Rights Crisis, Accountability, and Opportunity, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 89-104, 2018)

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Cooperative Transnationalism in Contemporary Europe: Europeanization and Political Opportunities for LGBT Mobilization in the European Union.’ European Political Science Review, 5(2): 279-310, 2013

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte. ‘Building Europe: The ILGA and LGBT Activism in Central and Eastern Europe.’ Perspectives on Europe, 42(1): 50-56, 2012

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Repressing Protest: Threat and Weakness in the European Context.’ Mobilization, 15(4): 465-488, 2010

Refereed Book Chapters

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte. ‘Europe and LGBT Rights: A Conflicted Relationship,’ in Michael Bosia, Sandra McEvoy and Momin Rahman (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Global LGBT and Sexual Diversity Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 153-168, 2020

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Protean Power in Movement: Navigating Uncertainty in the LGBT Rights Revolution,’ in Peter Katzenstein and Lucia Seybert (eds.) Protean Power: Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics, New York: Cambridge University Press, 79-99, 2018 (Adapted version reprinted as ‘Tensions in Rights: Navigating Emerging Contradictions in the LGBT Rights Revolution.’ In Alison Brysk and Michael Stohl (eds.) Contesting Human Rights, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 43-58, 2019)

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘A Struggle for Recognition and Rights: Expanding LGBT Activism,’ in Alison Brysk and Michael Stohl (eds.) Expanding Human Rights: 21st Century Norms and Governance, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 13-34, 2017

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Olga Brzezinska. ‘Caught in a Web?: The Internet and the Deterritorialization of LGBT Activism,’ in David Paternotte and Manon Tremblay (eds.) The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism, Farnham: Ashgate, 225-241, 2015

Ayoub, Phillip M., Sophia Wallace and Chris Zepeda-Millán. ‘Triangulation in Social Movement Research,’ in Donatella della Porta (ed.) Methodological Practices In Social Movement Research, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 67-96, 2014

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte. ‘Challenging Borders, Imagining Europe: Transnational LGBT Activism in a New Europe,’ in Nancy Naples and Jennifer Bickham-Mendez (eds.) Border Politics: Social Movements, Collective Identities, and Globalization, New York: New York University Press, 230-257, 2014

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte. ‘Introduction,’ in Phillip Ayoub and David Paternotte (eds.) LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe?, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-25, 2014

Ayoub, Phillip M. and David Paternotte. ‘Conclusion,’ in Phillip Ayoub and David Paternotte (eds.) LGBT Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe?, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 233-240, 2014

Dialogues, Thematic Reviews and Book Reviews

Fortin-Rittberger, Jessica, Khursheed Wadia, Phillip M. Ayoub, Althea-Maria Rivas, Emily St. Denny. ‘A Welcome From our New Editors: Change and Continuity in Politics and Gender.’ European Journal of Politics and Gender, 4(1): 1-3, 2021

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Forward.’ in Radzhana Buyantueva Maryna Shevtsova (eds.) LGBTQ+ Activism in Central and Eastern Europe: Resistance, Representation and Identity, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, v-ix, 2020

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Logics of Gender Justice and their Meaning for the Study of Sexuality and Gender Identity: A Dialogue.’ Social Politics, 26(4): 519-526, 2019

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Author Response.’ in “Dialogue: When States Come Out?”: LGBT Politics, Visibility, Social Movements and Human Rights, Politics Groups & Identities, 7(2): 471-476, 2019

Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy, Jyl Josephson, Royal Cravens, Phillip Ayoub, Barry Adam, Keally McBride, and Queer Thomas. ‘Staying Tuned: LGBTQIA Politics in the Trump Era.’ Politics and Gender, 14(4): E17, 2018

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Thematic Review: LGBT Rights and Movements in Comparative and International Politics.’ Politics and Gender, 11(1): 218-230, 2015

Ayoub, Phillip M. Review of Currier, Ashley. Out in Africa: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012). Mobilizing Ideas, June 2, 2014

Other Publications

Ayoub, Phillip M., Zein Murib, Gabriele Magni, and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte. ‘The “Trump Pride” rally won’t win over LGBTQ voters. So why hold it?’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, October 27, 2020

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Attacking LGBT life helped the right-wing Polish president win reelection – barely’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, July 21, 2020

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘The Trump administration will push to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide. Surprised? Here’s Why.’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, February 27, 2019

Ayoub, Phillip M. 'Bridging Troubled Waters: Civil Societies in Dark Times of Transatlantic Partnership' The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies’ Publications, December 5, 2018

Ayoub, Phillip M. 'Interview On ‘Diversity’' Chris Kofri. In person. https://www.mmg.mpg.de/71898/interview-with-phillip-m, May 30, 2018

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Merkel opposed marriage equality – until now. What happened?’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, June 29, 2017

Ayoub, Phillip M. '‘Gayropa’: Transnational Sexual Politics in Europe. Interview with Phillip M. Ayoub.’ In Gema Pérez-Sánchez and Brenna Munro (eds.) Thinking Queer Activism Transnationally, Special Issue of The Feminist & Scholar Online, 14(2): 1-3, 2017

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Would Brexit help LGBT people in Britain? Be skeptical.’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, June 22, 2016

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Deondra E. Rose. ‘In defense of ‘Me’ Studies.’ Inside Higher Ed, April 14, 2016

Ayoub, Phillip M. and Chris Zepeda-Millán. ‘LGBT Boycott of Russian Olympics?’ The Progressive, August 3, 2013

Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘The German-American Relationship: Post November 2004.’ TransAtlantic Perspectives, 4(1), 2005