Activism and Women's NGOs in Turkey

Civil Society, Feminism and Politics

Dr Asuman Özgür Keysan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2021
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-7556-4374-5 (ISBN)

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Civil society is often seen as male, structured in a way that excludes women from public and political life. Much feminist scholarship sees civil society and feminism as incompatible a result. But scholars and activists are currently trying to update this view by looking at women’s positions in civil society and women’s activism. This book contributes to this new research, arguing that civil society is a contested terrain where women can negotiate and successfully challenge dominant discourses in society. The book is based on interviews with women activists from ten women’s organizations in Turkey. Foregrounding the voices of women, the book answers the question "How do women’s NGOs contribute to civil society in the Middle East?”. At a time when civil society is being promoted and institutionalised in Turkey, particularly by the EU, this book demonstrates that women’s organisations can help achieve women’s emancipation, even if there are significant differences in their approaches and ideas.

Asuman Özgür Keysan is based at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey as a part-time instructor in the Gender and Women's Studies Programme. She holds a PhD in the Department of Government and Public Policy from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Contents

List of Abbreviations

List of Tables

Civil Society and Women’s NGOs: Feminist Reactions

Civil Society Theories, Applications and their Feminist Critique

The Socio-Political Context in Turkey: Official Dominant Civil Society Discourses

Mapping Civil Society as a Voluntaristic, Autonomous and Mediatory Agent

Re-contructing the Site of Civil Society: Alternative Voices

Encounter with Official Civil Society Discourses: Negotiation, Critique and Resistance?

Women’s Voices in Civil Society: Transformatory Potential?

Notes

Bibliography

Appendix

Erscheinungsdatum	01.02.2021
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 232 mm
Gewicht	200 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-7556-4374-7 / 0755643747
ISBN-13	978-0-7556-4374-5 / 9780755643745
Zustand	Neuware