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Gender and Society in Turkey: The Impact of Neoliberal Policies, Political Islam and EU Accession
Saniye Dedeoglu
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Description for Gender and Society in Turkey: The Impact of Neoliberal Policies, Political Islam and EU Accession
Hardback. With a comprehensive analysis of Turkey's welfare regime and of EU policy through the lens of gender, this book will be indispensable for all those interested in Turkish and Middle East studies, the EU, sociology, gender studies and globalisation. Editor(s): Dedeoglu, Saniye; Elveren, Adem Yavuz. Series: Library of Modern Turkey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 figs, 10 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFFS; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 524.
In promising women equal citizenship rights and promoting gender equality, Turkey's recent welfare reforms appear to address fundamental problems-the patriarchal system limits women's lives to their roles as wives and mothers, and their labour to informal and unskilled sectors. Yet these policies, guided by the process of accession to the European Union, have conflicting outcomes for women. The reforms sweep away historic support structures and deem women 'equal citizens' without adequate interventions in legal and social frameworks, thus increasing their vulnerability. The AKP's neo-liberal policies and rising Islamic movements further weaken the reform process. With a comprehensive analysis of Turkey's ... Read more
In promising women equal citizenship rights and promoting gender equality, Turkey's recent welfare reforms appear to address fundamental problems-the patriarchal system limits women's lives to their roles as wives and mothers, and their labour to informal and unskilled sectors. Yet these policies, guided by the process of accession to the European Union, have conflicting outcomes for women. The reforms sweep away historic support structures and deem women 'equal citizens' without adequate interventions in legal and social frameworks, thus increasing their vulnerability. The AKP's neo-liberal policies and rising Islamic movements further weaken the reform process. With a comprehensive analysis of Turkey's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Library of Modern Turkey
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780760278
SKU
V9781780760278
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About Saniye Dedeoglu
Saniye Dedeoglu is Marie Curie Fellow at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations at Warwick University, UK and Assistant Professor in the Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations at the University of Mugla, Turkey. She is the author of 'Women Workers in Turkey: Global Industrial Production in Istanbul' (2007). Adem Yavuz Elveren is Assistant Professor of Economics at ... Read more
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