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Overview"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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Asuman Özgür Keysan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Weight: 0.327kg ISBN: 9780755643745ISBN 10: 0755643747 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 29 July 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents 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 AppendixReviews“This is an interesting, insightful and original contribution to the study of Turkish civil society and the women’s movement in particular, applying feminist perspectives and discourse analysis. The empirical data is rich and robust, employed shrewdly in support of the key arguments.” * Markus Ketola, Research Director, Ulster University, Northern Ireland * This is an interesting, insightful and original contribution to the study of Turkish civil society and the women's movement in particular, applying feminist perspectives and discourse analysis. The empirical data is rich and robust, employed shrewdly in support of the key arguments. * Markus Ketola, Research Director, Ulster University, Northern Ireland * Author InformationAsuman 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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