Shaping gender policy in Turkey grassroots women activists, the European Union, and the Turkish state

Timely analysis of the ways in which women grassroots activists, the European Union, and the Turkish state are involved in shaping gender policies in Turkey. Shaping Gender Policy in Turkey uncovers how, why, and to what extent Turkish women, in addition to the Turkish state and the European Union,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aldikaçti Marshall, Gül (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press 2013.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421993206719
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptualizing the actors' roles
  • Gender equality, women's rights, and stipulations within the enlarging EU
  • Before the 1999 Helsinki Summit : the state's gender regime in Turkey
  • Active citizenship : women's collective response to the state's gender regime in Turkey, 1980-1999
  • Aftermath of the 1999 Helsinki Summit : the role of the EU and the Turkish state in changing gender policies in Turkey
  • Women's grassroots activism in changing gender policies after the Helsinki Summit
  • Conclusion: sustained-pressure in shifting winds.