| ID | 116406 |
| Title Proper | Cooperation between secular and religious rights organizations in Turkey |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Negron-Gonzales, Melinda |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper elucidates patterns of cooperation over the past three decades between some Islamic and secular organizations in Turkey's human rights movement. This paper argues the human rights master frame provided the building blocks for activists to build bridges among ideologically disparate organizations. As a result, a process of reconciliation blossomed in the mid-1990s during a tumultuous period of unprecedented opportunities and severe repression. In addition to the human rights master frame, which formed an ideational bridge across distinct agendas, organizational leaders served as brokers, battling a culture of mistrust and intolerance through confidence-building measures. Although movement activists have made great strides in reconciling differences, two issues-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual rights and external funding-pose new challenges to cross-cleavage partnerships. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol. 13, No.3; Sep 2012: p.415-430 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies Vol. 13, No.3; Sep 2012: p.415-430 |
| Key Words | Turkey ; Human Rights ; Cooperation ; Religious Rights |