Publications
PhhhPlease link to my Google Scholar page for the most current source of published work.
Books
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Kristina Stöckl. The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights: How Transnational Conservative Networks Target Sexual and Gender Minorities, New York, NY: New York University Press, 2024
Ahrens, Petra, Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sabine Lang (eds.) Leading from Behind: Gender Equality in Germany During the Merkel Era, New York: Routledge, 2023 (Special Issue version: Leading from Behind: Gender Equality in Germany During the Merkel Era, German Politics, 31(1): 1-196, 2022)
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. ‘Illiberal Times, Inclusive Strategies: What LGBTIQ Politics Teach Us About Navigating Crises in Human Rights.’ Government & Opposition, forthcoming
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sam Whitt. ‘Pride in the Illiberal Era: Visibility and Democratic Contestation in Hungary.’ Mobilization, forthcoming
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Adam Harris. ‘Rooting Equality: Testing the Effectiveness of Activist Frames Combatting Homophobia in Zimbabwe.’ British Journal of Political Science, online first
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Elise Rainer. ‘Promoting LGBTI Rights in Foreign Policy: Strategies for Action while Avoiding Backlash.’ Politics, Groups & Identities, forthcoming
Ayoub, Phillip M., Vera Mironova and Sam Whitt. ‘The Recognition of Shared Suffering after Violence: ISIS Victimization and LGBT+ Support in Mosul Iraq,’ Comparative Political Studies, 59(1): 155-192, 2026
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte. ‘Contesting LGBTQI Inclusion: Expansion, Contraction, and New Dilemmas.’ Annual Review of Political Science, 26(1): 413-436, 2026
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sam Whitt. ‘Silence or Solidarity?: The Political Pitfalls of an LGBTQI Avoidance Strategy in Hungary’, Comparative Politics, 58(4): 445-474, 2026
‘Anti-LGBTIQ Messaging and Electoral Outcomes under the Shadow of War: The 2023 Polish Parliamentary Election’ (with Douglas Page and Sam Whitt), European Journal of Political Research, 64(4): 2078-2092, 2025
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page and Sam Whitt. ‘Countering International Anti-LGBT+ Backlash by Discrediting the Messengers: Evidence from Survey Experiments in Bosnia,' Political Research Quarterly, 78(2): 601-618, 2025
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Kristina Stöckl. ‘The Double-Helix Entanglements of Transnational Advocacy: Moral Conservative Resistance to LGBTI Rights,’ Review of International Studies, 50(2): 289-311, 2024
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Kristina Stoeckl. 'The Global Resistance to LGBTIQ Rights', Journal of Democracy, 35(1): 59-73, January 2024
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page and Sam Whitt. ‘Theorizing Potential Downstream Cultural Consequences of LGBT+ Activism,’ Social Forces, 102(3): 1180–1199, 2024 (Best Article of the Year, Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network, 2023)
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Not that Niche: Making Room for the Study of LGBTIQ People in Political Science,’ European Journal of Politics & Gender, 5(2): 154-172, 2022
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Reverse Research Design: Research Design in the Undergraduate Classroom,’ PS: Political Science & Politics, 55(2): 424-428, 2022
Douglas Page, Phillip M. Ayoub, Catharine Arranz, Matthew Montes, Taylor Paulin. ‘Reassessing the Relationship between Homophobia and Political Mobilization’, European Journal of Political Research, 61(4): 1165-1178, 2022
Ahrens, Petra, Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sabine Lang. 'Leading from Behind? Gender Equality in Germany During the Merkel Era', German Politics, 31(1): 1-19, 2022
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, 60(3): 603–624, 2021
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 (Adapted version reprinted as ‘When do opponents of LGBT human rights mobilize in Europe? - Explaining political participation in times of populism.’ In Alison Brysk (ed.) Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 44-67, 2023)
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. ‘Anti-LGBTism’ and ‘Double-helix Metaphor,’ (latter with Kristina Stöckl) in Mauro Cabral Grinspan, Sonia Corrêa, Roman Kuhar, David Paternotte (eds.) The Global Anti-Gender Studies Dictionary, Brussels, Belgium: Éditions de l’Université libre de Bruxelles, forthcoming 2026
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘LGBTI Issues in the 2021 German Election: Und das ist auch gut so!,’ in Ross Campbell and Louise Davidson-Schmich (eds.) The 2021 German Federal Election, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 405-425, 2023
Kristina Stöckl, and Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Transnational Illiberal Networks,’ in Marlene Laruelle (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism, 2023
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Marriage Equality Campaigns (Europe).’ In David A. Snow, Donatella della Porta, Bert Klandermans and Doug McAdam (eds.) Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘LGBTI Human Rights in Global Politics’ Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, Oxford University Press, 1-50, 2022
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
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Jennifer M. Piscopo. ‘Editorial: A farewell from the editors: stewardship, care and growth at the European Journal of Politics and Gender.’ European Journal of Politics and Gender, 9(3): 470-475, 2026
Elise Rainer, Phillip M. Ayoub, Katie McLain and Karen Chen. ‘Guide to Inclusion of LGBTI People in Development and Foreign Policy.’ OutRight Action International, 2021.
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. and Jaya Duckworth. ‘Reimagining Research Design Instruction: Student and Teacher Reflections on the Reverse Research Design’, Qualitative and Mixed-Method Research, 21(2): 83-88, 2023
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Kristina Stoeckl. 'Die Internationale der Moralapostel', Weltsichten, January 24, 2023.
Ahrens, Petra, Phillip M. Ayoub, and Sabine Lang. ‘The most powerful woman in the world’ is stepping down. What is Merkel’s legacy on gender equality?’ (with Petra Ahrens and Sabine Lang), Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, September 24, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘European soccer championships got tangled up in a fight over LGBTI rights. Who won?’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, June 30, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page, and Sam Whitt. ‘Finding inspiration in the radical potential of Pride’s roots’, 3Streams, June 8, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page, and Sam Whitt. ‘The Persistent Power of Pride? Looking “past” 2020’, Mobilizing Ideas, June 6, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page, and Sam Whitt. ‘LGBTQ Pride month is coming. Can Pride events change attitudes in conservative countries?
Conditions have to be just right.’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, May 18, 2021
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
Books
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Kristina Stöckl. The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights: How Transnational Conservative Networks Target Sexual and Gender Minorities, New York, NY: New York University Press, 2024
Ahrens, Petra, Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sabine Lang (eds.) Leading from Behind: Gender Equality in Germany During the Merkel Era, New York: Routledge, 2023 (Special Issue version: Leading from Behind: Gender Equality in Germany During the Merkel Era, German Politics, 31(1): 1-196, 2022)
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. ‘Illiberal Times, Inclusive Strategies: What LGBTIQ Politics Teach Us About Navigating Crises in Human Rights.’ Government & Opposition, forthcoming
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sam Whitt. ‘Pride in the Illiberal Era: Visibility and Democratic Contestation in Hungary.’ Mobilization, forthcoming
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Adam Harris. ‘Rooting Equality: Testing the Effectiveness of Activist Frames Combatting Homophobia in Zimbabwe.’ British Journal of Political Science, online first
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Elise Rainer. ‘Promoting LGBTI Rights in Foreign Policy: Strategies for Action while Avoiding Backlash.’ Politics, Groups & Identities, forthcoming
Ayoub, Phillip M., Vera Mironova and Sam Whitt. ‘The Recognition of Shared Suffering after Violence: ISIS Victimization and LGBT+ Support in Mosul Iraq,’ Comparative Political Studies, 59(1): 155-192, 2026
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte. ‘Contesting LGBTQI Inclusion: Expansion, Contraction, and New Dilemmas.’ Annual Review of Political Science, 26(1): 413-436, 2026
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sam Whitt. ‘Silence or Solidarity?: The Political Pitfalls of an LGBTQI Avoidance Strategy in Hungary’, Comparative Politics, 58(4): 445-474, 2026
‘Anti-LGBTIQ Messaging and Electoral Outcomes under the Shadow of War: The 2023 Polish Parliamentary Election’ (with Douglas Page and Sam Whitt), European Journal of Political Research, 64(4): 2078-2092, 2025
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page and Sam Whitt. ‘Countering International Anti-LGBT+ Backlash by Discrediting the Messengers: Evidence from Survey Experiments in Bosnia,' Political Research Quarterly, 78(2): 601-618, 2025
Ayoub, Phillip M., and Kristina Stöckl. ‘The Double-Helix Entanglements of Transnational Advocacy: Moral Conservative Resistance to LGBTI Rights,’ Review of International Studies, 50(2): 289-311, 2024
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Kristina Stoeckl. 'The Global Resistance to LGBTIQ Rights', Journal of Democracy, 35(1): 59-73, January 2024
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page and Sam Whitt. ‘Theorizing Potential Downstream Cultural Consequences of LGBT+ Activism,’ Social Forces, 102(3): 1180–1199, 2024 (Best Article of the Year, Council for European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Research Network, 2023)
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Not that Niche: Making Room for the Study of LGBTIQ People in Political Science,’ European Journal of Politics & Gender, 5(2): 154-172, 2022
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Reverse Research Design: Research Design in the Undergraduate Classroom,’ PS: Political Science & Politics, 55(2): 424-428, 2022
Douglas Page, Phillip M. Ayoub, Catharine Arranz, Matthew Montes, Taylor Paulin. ‘Reassessing the Relationship between Homophobia and Political Mobilization’, European Journal of Political Research, 61(4): 1165-1178, 2022
Ahrens, Petra, Ayoub, Phillip M., and Sabine Lang. 'Leading from Behind? Gender Equality in Germany During the Merkel Era', German Politics, 31(1): 1-19, 2022
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, 60(3): 603–624, 2021
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 (Adapted version reprinted as ‘When do opponents of LGBT human rights mobilize in Europe? - Explaining political participation in times of populism.’ In Alison Brysk (ed.) Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 44-67, 2023)
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. ‘Anti-LGBTism’ and ‘Double-helix Metaphor,’ (latter with Kristina Stöckl) in Mauro Cabral Grinspan, Sonia Corrêa, Roman Kuhar, David Paternotte (eds.) The Global Anti-Gender Studies Dictionary, Brussels, Belgium: Éditions de l’Université libre de Bruxelles, forthcoming 2026
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘LGBTI Issues in the 2021 German Election: Und das ist auch gut so!,’ in Ross Campbell and Louise Davidson-Schmich (eds.) The 2021 German Federal Election, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 405-425, 2023
Kristina Stöckl, and Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Transnational Illiberal Networks,’ in Marlene Laruelle (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism, 2023
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘Marriage Equality Campaigns (Europe).’ In David A. Snow, Donatella della Porta, Bert Klandermans and Doug McAdam (eds.) Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘LGBTI Human Rights in Global Politics’ Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, Oxford University Press, 1-50, 2022
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
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Jennifer M. Piscopo. ‘Editorial: A farewell from the editors: stewardship, care and growth at the European Journal of Politics and Gender.’ European Journal of Politics and Gender, 9(3): 470-475, 2026
Elise Rainer, Phillip M. Ayoub, Katie McLain and Karen Chen. ‘Guide to Inclusion of LGBTI People in Development and Foreign Policy.’ OutRight Action International, 2021.
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. and Jaya Duckworth. ‘Reimagining Research Design Instruction: Student and Teacher Reflections on the Reverse Research Design’, Qualitative and Mixed-Method Research, 21(2): 83-88, 2023
Ayoub, Phillip M. and Kristina Stoeckl. 'Die Internationale der Moralapostel', Weltsichten, January 24, 2023.
Ahrens, Petra, Phillip M. Ayoub, and Sabine Lang. ‘The most powerful woman in the world’ is stepping down. What is Merkel’s legacy on gender equality?’ (with Petra Ahrens and Sabine Lang), Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, September 24, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M. ‘European soccer championships got tangled up in a fight over LGBTI rights. Who won?’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, June 30, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page, and Sam Whitt. ‘Finding inspiration in the radical potential of Pride’s roots’, 3Streams, June 8, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page, and Sam Whitt. ‘The Persistent Power of Pride? Looking “past” 2020’, Mobilizing Ideas, June 6, 2021
Ayoub, Phillip M., Douglas Page, and Sam Whitt. ‘LGBTQ Pride month is coming. Can Pride events change attitudes in conservative countries?
Conditions have to be just right.’ Monkey Cage. The Washington Post, May 18, 2021
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
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