civil society, feminism and politics
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Keysan, Asuman Özgür
- Publish Year
- 2019
- Shelfmark
- NO 6 2019
- Thesaurus
- politieke participatie, feminisme, emancipatie, ngo's, Turkije
- Description
- This book looks at women's positions in civil society and women's activism. It argues that civil society is a field 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: TKB, TÜKD, AKDER, BKP, KAMER, SELIS, KA-DER, US, SFK and AMARGI. 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.