Gender and Society in Turkey

The Impact of Neoliberal Policies, Political Islam and EU Accession

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

Av Saniye Dedeoglu, Adem Yavuz Elveren, Turkey) Dedeoglu, Saniye (Mugla University

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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 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-01-31
Mått142 x 220 x 36 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury 3PL
Antal sidor312
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781780760278

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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 Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey. He was awarded a PhD in economics by the University of Utah in 2008, and has also studied at Ankara University and Boston University.

Part One: The Welfare State, Labour Market and Gender in Turkey1. Gender, Society and Welfare in Turkey2. The Changing Welfare Regime of Turkey: Neoliberalism, Cultural Conservatism and Social Solidarity Redefined3. Understanding Gender Equality Demands in Turkey: Foundations and Boundaries of Women’s Movements4. The State of Female Labour in the Impasse of the Neoliberal Market and the Patriarchal Family5. Gender Aspects of Income Distribution and Poverty in Turkey6. Housewifisation of Women: Contextualising Gendered Patterns of Paid and Unpaid Work7. Domestic Labour and Well-Being: A Case Study of the Evlatlik Institution in TurkeyPart Two: The Effects of the Welfare Reforms on Women’s Status in the EU Accession Process8. Gender Equality Policies and Female Employment: The Reforms in the EU Accession Process9. The Social Security Reform and Women in Turkey10. Gender and Health Sector Reform: Policies, Actions and Effects11. Gender Gaps in the Individual Pension System in Turkey 12. Child and Elder Care Providers: Women in the Informal Sector13. Women and Trade Unionism in Turkey: The Impactof the European Union