Gender and the Expansion of International Society in the Middle East (eBook)

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Khalid Al-Khater, Khalid F. Al-Khater (Autoren)

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2017 | 1. Auflage
150 Seiten
vdf Hochschulverlag AG
978-3-7281-3870-5 (ISBN)

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Gender politics is the most visible marker of conflict over identity within the Middle East. It also lies at the core of cultural conflicts in the relationship between the Muslim world and the 'West'. Why is gender such a divisive issue between the West and the Middle East? A theoretical framework and four case studies are employed to answer this question. The theoretical framework discusses the main approaches in international relations that perpetuate the liberal world order in different ways. In all approaches the gender project serves as a means of discourse and an instrument to justify, expand, or consolidate the liberal order. Part 2 presents the case studies. This dissertation argues that gender politics should be understood in the context of sociohistorical changes and the ongoing dialectic process between the liberal project and the expression of the ummah rather than through simplified mainstream perceptions of development and the need for liberating the oppressed Middle Eastern women. The three main arguments are as follows: First, gender discourse is a top-down project. Second, gender is embedded within layers of imperialism. Third, gender must be understood within the dynamics of the dialectic process between the ummah and the liberal order.

Inhalt

Imprint 3
Contents 4
Abstract 6
Acknowledgments 8
Part I: Theoretical Approaches to Studying Gender Politics in the Middle East 10
1. Introduction: Gender Politics, the Middle East, and the West 12
2. Gender Studies, the West, and the Middle East 24
3. The Liberal Matrix, Gender, and International Society 40
4. The Ummah as a Critical Approach 58
Part II: Contouring the Middle East 76
5. Gender Politics, the United Nations, and the Middle East 78
6. Gender Politics in Afghanistan 90
7. Gender Politics in Tunisia 104
8. Gender Politics in Egypt 116
9. Analysis 126
10. Conclusion 132
Bibliography 138

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Strategie und Konfliktforschung
• Verlagsort: Zürich
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Afghanistan • Egypt • gender politics • liberal order • Tunisia • Ummah approach • UN
• ISBN-10: 3-7281-3870-3 / 3728138703
• ISBN-13: 978-3-7281-3870-5 / 9783728138705