Women's Coalitions beyond the Laicism-Islamism Divide in Turkey: Towards an Inclusive Struggle for Gender Equality?
Autor/in:
Çağatay, Selin
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 6 (2018) 4, S 48-58
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Inhalt: In the 2010s in Turkey, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) authoritarian-populist turn accompanied the institutionalization of political Islam. As laicism was discredited and labeled as an imposed-from-above principle of Western/Kemalist modernity, the notion of equality ceased to inform the state’s gender policies. In response to AKP's attempts to redefine gender relations through the notions of complementarity and fıtrat (purpose of creation), women across the political spectrum have mobilized for an understanding of gender equality that transcends the laicism - Islamism divide yet maintains secularity as its constitutive principle. Analyzing three recent attempts of women's coalition-building, this article shows that, first, gender equality activists in the 2010s are renegotiating the border between secularity and piety towards more inclusive understandings of gender equality; and second, that struggles against AKP’s gender politics are fragmented due to different configurations of gender equality and secularity that reflect class and ethnic antagonisms in Turkish society. The article thereby argues for the need to move beyond binary approaches to secularism and religion that have so far dominated the scholarly analysis of women’s activism in both Turkey and the Nordic context.
Schlagwörter:gender relations; Gleichstellung; Säkularisierung; Islam; Populismus; Laizismus; laicism; Islam; Autoritarismus; equal opportunity policy; feminism; Türkei; Turkey; Gleichstellungspolitik; populism; gender; gender policy; Gender; secularization; Geschlechterpolitik; woman; Geschlechterverhältnis; Feminismus; coalition; affirmative action; authoritarianism; Koalition; piety; women’s coalitions
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
From Salafi preaching to political preaching: women's turnout and the evolution of Salafi movements in Egypt
Titelübersetzung:Von der Salafiyya zur Politik: die politische Partizipation von Frauen und die Entwicklung der Salafiyya-Bewegungen in Ägypten
Autor/in:
Bouras, Naïma
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 9 (2017) 1, S 30-43
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Inhalt: "Der Beitrag beleuchtet das Engagement von Frauen im Umfeld der Salafiyya. Dazu wird gefragt, auf welche Weise Frauen an der Politisierung der Salafiyya-Strömungen teilhaben. Um dieser Frage nachzugehen, werden in einem induktiven Vorgehen zentrale Beiträge von Frauen zur Verbreitung der Salafiyya-Ideologie analysiert. Zudem wird die Teilnahme der Frauen - durch soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook oder ägyptischen Medien - am Prozess der Politisierung der Salafiyya nach dem Aufstand von 2011 untersucht." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "This article investigates women's involvement in the Salafi milieu. We ask how women follow and participate in the politicization of Salafi trends. To answer this question, we analyze, through an inductive approach, their important contributions in spreading Salafi ideology. Then, we investigate their participation - through social networks (e.g., Facebook, Egyptian media) - in the process of Salafi politicization in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Ägypten; Egypt; Islam; Islam; Politisierung; politicization; Revolution; revolution; woman; Empowerment; empowerment; politische Partizipation; political participation; religiöse Bewegung; religious movement; arabische Länder; Arab countries; Nordafrika; North Africa
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur, Religionssoziologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
From Salafi preaching to political preaching: women's turnout and the evolution of Salafi movements in Egypt
Titelübersetzung:Von der Salafiyya zur Politik: die politische Partizipation von Frauen und die Entwicklung der Salafiyya-Bewegungen in Ägypten
Autor/in:
Bouras, Naïma
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 9 (2017) 1, S 30-43
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Inhalt: "Der Beitrag beleuchtet das Engagement von Frauen im Umfeld der Salafiyya. Dazu wird gefragt, auf welche Weise Frauen an der Politisierung der Salafiyya-Strömungen teilhaben. Um dieser Frage nachzugehen, werden in einem induktiven Vorgehen zentrale Beiträge von Frauen zur Verbreitung der Salafiyya-Ideologie analysiert. Zudem wird die Teilnahme der Frauen - durch soziale Netzwerke wie Facebook oder ägyptischen Medien - am Prozess der Politisierung der Salafiyya nach dem Aufstand von 2011 untersucht." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "This article investigates women's involvement in the Salafi milieu. We ask how women follow and participate in the politicization of Salafi trends. To answer this question, we analyze, through an inductive approach, their important contributions in spreading Salafi ideology. Then, we investigate their participation - through social networks (e.g., Facebook, Egyptian media) - in the process of Salafi politicization in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Revolution; Islam; religious movement; Arab countries; Politisierung; empowerment; politicization; religiöse Bewegung; woman; political participation; Islam; Empowerment; revolution; Egypt; Nordafrika; arabische Länder; Ägypten; North Africa; politische Partizipation
SSOAR Kategorie:Religionssoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Living Together v. Living Well Together: a Normative Examination of the SAS Case
Autor/in:
Beaman, Lori G.
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 4 (2016) 2, S 3-13
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Inhalt: The European Court of Human Rights decision in SAS from France illustrates how a policy and national mantra that ostensibly aims to enhance inclusiveness, ‘living together’, is legally deployed in a manner that may have the opposite effect. In essence, despite acknowledging the sincerity of SAS’s religious practice of wearing the niqab, and her agency in making the decision to do so, the Court focuses on radicalism and women’s oppression amongst Muslims. Taking the
notion of living together as the beginning point, the paper explores the normative assumptions underlying this notion as illustrated in the judgment of the Court. An alternative approach, drawing on the work of Derrida for the notion of
‘living well together’ will be proposed and its implications for social inclusion explicated. The paper’s aim is to move beyond the specific example of SAS and France to argue that the SAS pattern of identifying particular values as ‘national values’, the deployment of those values through law, policy and public discourse, and their exclusionary effects is playing out in a number of Western democracies, including Canada, the country with which the author is most familiar. Because
of this widespread dissemination of values and their framing as representative of who ‘we’ are, there is a pressing need to consider the potentially alienating effects of a specific manifestation of ‘living together’ and an alternative model of ‘living well together’. (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Frankreich; France; Gesetzgebung; legislation; Gesetz; act; Religiosität; religiousness; Religionsgemeinschaft; religious community; Religionspolitik; religious policy; Islam; Islam; kulturelle Identität; cultural identity; soziale Norm; social norm; Wertkonflikt; conflict of values; Exklusion; exclusion; Vorurteil; prejudice; Stereotyp; stereotype; woman; Muslim; Muslim; Kleidung; clothing; Menschenrechte; human rights; soziale Integration; social integration
SSOAR Kategorie:Religionssoziologie, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Islamism, Secularism and the Woman Question in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Evidence from the Arab Barometer
Autor/in:
Fox, Ashley M.; Abdelkarim Alzwawi, Sana; Refki, Dina
Quelle: Politics and Governance, 4 (2016) 4, S 40-57
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Inhalt: "The uprisings that led to regime change during the early period of the Arab Spring were initially inclusive and pluralistic in nature, with men and women from every political and religious orientation engaging actively in political activities on the street and in virtual spaces. While there was an opening of political space for women and the inclusion of demands of marginalized groups in the activists' agenda, the struggle to reimagine national identities that balance Islamic roots and secular yearnings is still ongoing in many countries in the region. This paper seeks to deepen understanding of the extent to which the pluralistic sentiments and openness to accepting the rights women have persisted following the uprising. We aim to examine changes in attitudes towards women's equality in countries that underwent regime change through popular uprisings during revolutionary upheavals of the Arab Spring and in countries where regimes have remained unchanged. Using available data from consecutive rounds of the Arab Barometer survey, we examine changes in attitudes in nine countries with two rounds of Arab Barometer during and post Arab Spring (Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon, Sudan, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine). We find that support for 'Muslim feminism' (an interpretation of gender equality grounded in Islam) has increased over the period and particularly in Arab Spring countries, while support for 'secular feminism' has declined. In most countries examined, relatively high degrees of support for gender equality co-exist with a preference for Islamic interpretations of personal status codes pertaining to women. We discuss the implications of these findings for academics and activists concerned with women's rights in the Middle East North Africa (MENA)." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Nordafrika; North Africa; arabische Länder; Arab countries; Nahost; Middle East; politischer Wandel; political change; politische Partizipation; political participation; Islamismus; islamism; Säkularisierung; secularization; woman; Menschenrechte; human rights; Feminismus; feminism; Muslim; Muslim; Gleichstellung; affirmative action; Einstellung; attitude; gender-specific factors; Einstellungsänderung; attitude change; Islam; Islam; Religiosität; religiousness; Arab democratic exceptionalism; Arab Spring
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur, Religionssoziologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Kontinuitäten im Wandel: Handlungskoordinationen von Frauenrechtsaktivistinnen in Aceh
Autor/in:
Großmann, Kristina
Quelle: ASEAS - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Südostasienwissenschaften, 6 (2013) 1, S 81-101
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Inhalt: "Muslimische Aktivistinnen nehmen in Aceh eine wichtige Rolle ein, indem sie soziale und politische Missstände zu beseitigen versuchen und Frauenrechte fördern. Im Aushandlungsprozess ihrer Visionen eines neuen Acehs positionieren sie sich zwischen ihrer persönlichen islamischen Religiosität und acehischen Identität sowie zwischen dem Nationalstaat und internationalen Konventionen. Die Frage nach den Erfahrungen und Einflussfaktoren, die Motive, Ziele, Strategien und Umsetzung frauenrechtlicher Arbeit von Aktivistinnen in Aceh bedingen, steht im Mittelpunkt dieses Artikels. Basierend auf einer 11-monatigen ethnologischen Feldforschung und biographischen Interviews in Aceh, argumentiert die Autorin, dass muslimische Aktivistinnen ihre frauenfördernde Arbeit nicht mit eigenen Erfahrungen der Benachteiligung durch patriarchale Strukturen begründen, sondern die anfängliche Triebfeder in der Betroffenheit, Empathie und Solidarität mit physisch und psychisch versehrten weiblichen Kriegsopfern sehen. Nach steigender Institutionalisierung und Kommerzialisierung von Wiederaufbau- und Entwicklungshilfe nach dem Tsunami 2004 empfinden Aktivistinnen hohe Diskrepanzen zwischen den Zielen der GeldgeberInnen und lokalen Organisationen und plädieren für eine Rückbesinnung auf die Bedürfnisse von Frauen an der Basis." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "Muslim women activists in Aceh play a central role in eliminating social and political ills and promoting women's rights. In their visions of a new Aceh, they situate themselves between their Islamic belief and Acehnese identity as well as between the nation state and international conventions. The central question presented in this article relates to experiences and factors which influence the aspirations, goals, strategies, and implementation of women's rights work among women activists in Aceh. Based on an 11-month ethnographic field research and biographic interviews, the author argues that Muslim women activists do not perceive their work for the advancement of women as a result of their own experiences of discrimination by existing patriarchal structures. Rather, the source of their engagement lies within their empathy and solidarity with physically and psychologically suffering female conflict victims. Due to the increasing institutionalization and commodification of reconstruction and development aid after the tsunami of 2004, women activists recognize large discrepancies between the aims of foreign donors and those of local organizations and emphasize a return to women's needs at the grassroot level." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Frauenrechtlerin; feminist; Muslim; Muslim; Identität; identity; woman; Krieg; war; Opfer; victim; Entwicklungshilfe; development aid; Islam; Islam; Gender; gender; Südostasien; Southeast Asia; Aceh; Biografie; Frauenrechte
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Heterogenität, Fragmentierung und Handlungsmacht von Frauenrechtsaktivistinnen in Aceh, Indonesien
Titelübersetzung:Heterogeneity, Fragmentation, and Leverage of Women in Aceh, Indonesia
Autor/in:
Großmann, Kristina
Quelle: Femina Politica - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft, 22 (2013) 2, S 52-66
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Inhalt: "Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam, die nordwestlichste Provinz Indonesiens mit dem Beinamen 'Veranda Mekkas', befindet sich nach dem Tsunami im Jahr 2004 und der Beendigung eines fast 30 Jahre andauernden sezessionistischen Kampfes im Jahr 2005 in einem turbulenten Transformationsprozess. Acehische muslimische Frauenrechtsaktivistinnen entwickeln und rechtfertigen Visionen für ein neues Aceh, stellen Forderungen, konzipieren Strategien und setzen ihre Agenden um. Sie positionieren sich in Aushandlungsprozessen zwischen Religiosität, öffentlichem Raum, dem Nationalstaat und internationalen Konventionen. Allerdings sind sie auch enormen Herausforderungen ausgesetzt, die in einigen Organisationen zu Krisen geführt haben. Der Beitrag zeichnet die komplexe Postkonflikt-Situation von Aktivistinnen in Aceh nach. Trotz der von diesen beschriebenen 'Krise' frauenrechtlicher Organisierung sehen sie sich in der Lage, einen Wandel zu bewirken; die Provinz weist nach wie vor eine aktive frauenrechtliche Organisierung aus." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam, the most Northwestern province of Indonesia with the nickname 'Makkah's veranda', finds itself in a turbulent transformation after the tsunami of 2004 and the end of an almost thirty-year long secession struggle in 2005. Acehan Muslim women's rights activists develop and legitimize blueprints of a new Aceh, put forward their demands, work out strategies and implement their agendas. They position themselves between religiosity, public space, the nation-state and international conventions. But they also face enormous challenges, which have led to a crisis in organizational engagement. The article examines the complex post-conflict situation of activists in Aceh. Despite the said 'crisis' in organizing for women's rights, activists believe in their ability to effect change; the province exhibits, so the author's argument, a constant organizational capacity for women's rights." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Indonesien; Indonesia; Naturkatastrophe; natural disaster; Handlungsorientierung; action orientation; Handlungsspielraum; scope of action; woman; Frauenbewegung; women's movement; Frauenbild; image of women; Einfluss; influence; Ressourcen; resources; Muslim; Muslim; Islam; Islam; Frauenrechtlerin; feminist; Organisation; organization; Südostasien; Southeast Asia; Entwicklungsland; developing country; Asien; Asia
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz