Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention: international human rights regime vis-à-vis authoritarian survival

Article Economics

Europeanization and De-Europeanization of Turkey's Gender Equality Policy: The Case of the Istanbul Convention

Marella Bodur Un et al.

Summary: The study examines the (de)-Europeanization of Turkey's gender equality policy, noting that the decreasing credibility of EU conditionality coupled with domestic political dynamics weakened the EU as a reference point in domestic debates, leading to the reversal of policies ensuring gender equality by pro-family conservative discourses and policies. Domestic factors such as the country's turn towards authoritarianism, and international factors such as stalled EU-Turkey relations and backlash against gender equality in EU member states are identified as key dimensions of the de-Europeanization of gender equality policy.

JCMS-JOURNAL OF COMMON MARKET STUDIES (2022)

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Article Political Science

Combatting violence against women in Turkey: structural obstacles

Selver B. Sahin

Summary: This paper uses the 'social conflict' theory to analyze challenges to combatting violence against women in Turkey, highlighting obstacles rooted in unequal social power relations and reflected in political decisions. The struggle for equality for Turkish women requires a shift in existing power conditions to support pro-gender equality forces.

CONTEMPORARY POLITICS (2022)

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Article Communication

Establishing networked misogyny as a counter movement: The analysis of the online anti-Istanbul convention presence

Hande Eslen-Ziya

Summary: This paper studies the online reactionary movement developed around the Istanbul Convention to highlight the conservative and polarizing discourse framing gender-based violence as acceptable in Turkey. It shows how Twitter, in particular, is being used as a platform for anti-feminist and misogynistic groups to directly attack women and their rights.

CONVERGENCE-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH INTO NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES (2022)

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Article Women's Studies

The rise and fall of support for the Istanbul Convention: Understanding the case of KADEM

Merve Kutuk-Kuris

Summary: This article discusses the role and controversy of women within the Turkish Justice and Development Party and the Women and Democracy Association. The article argues that Islamist women use the changing structures within the male-dominated system and wider political structure to advocate for women's rights. However, they do not always prioritize gender interests over the larger political agenda of their movements. The Istanbul Convention is an important example where Islamist women clashed with male-governed movements.

WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM (2022)

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Article Political Science

Three central triggers for the emergence of Central and Eastern European anti-gender alliances

Katalin Fabian

Summary: The anti-gender movements originated in the West but gained the most influence and government support in Hungary, Poland and Russia. These movements solidify traditional values while promoting certain class and racial interests by rejecting both the communist past and Western political and social expectations.

NEW PERSPECTIVES (2022)

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Article Social Issues

Reconfiguring State-Movement Relations in the Context of De-democratization

Andrea Krizsan et al.

Summary: The de-democratization and hostility to gender equality have changed the relationships between states and feminists. State feminism needs to be amended for such contexts by integrating anti-gender actors into the analysis and exploring more diverse forms of engagement.

SOCIAL POLITICS (2021)

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Article Political Science