PAD 540 Savannah Technical College Local Power Meets International Governance Discussion

Local Power Meets International Governance

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• After reading the article “Polish Towns That Declared Themselves ‘L.G.B.T. Free’ Are Denied E.U. Funds,”Links to an external site.

how would you interpret the conflicts described in the article based on

one of the themes mentioned in Chapter 8 of the textbook? For example,

do you see global governance leading to a loss of sovereignty? Global

power pushing against a rise in local populism? Global markets leading

the way to cultural change? Or some other interpretation? Explain your

interpretation, providing support from the textbook, the article, and

other sources if desired.

Mani question
After reading the article “Polish Towns That Declared Themselves ‘L.G.B.T. Free’ Are Denied
E.U. Funds,” Links to an external site. how would you interpret the conflicts described in the
article based on one of the themes mentioned in Chapter 8 of the textbook? For example, do you
see global governance leading to a loss of sovereignty? Global power pushing against a rise in
local populism? Global markets leading the way to cultural change? Or some other
interpretation? Explain your interpretation, providing support from the textbook, the article, and
other sources if desired.
Respond to a student : ( Mary)
After reading the history of how the ” Polish Towns that Declared themselves L.G.B.T. Free” are
Denied Funds came about, I understood that the beginning of it was that the Polish Justice
Minister Zbigniew Ziobro called the rejection decision “unfounded and unlawful” and urged the
government to take steps with the EU Commission to reverse it. He argued that under the EU
treaties, the national identities of its 27 members and the views of all citizens should be respected
by all European bodies. Poland’s right-wing government has cast LGBT rights as a threat to the
country’s traditional Roman Catholic values and national identity. It opposes same-sex
marriages. Influenced by the positions of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, some local
authorities have declared their communities “LGBT Free” zones or opposed to the LGBT rights
movement. The declarations have no legal power or consequences but are seen in the EU as
highly discriminatory. I think that Discrimination of any kind can never be tolerated. Polished
towns did pay a costly price but was, but everyone should be given a fair chance to equal
opportunity especially funding that may be made available and there shouldn’t be any
discrimination.