| ID | 098989 |
| Title Proper | Religion, politics and gender equality in Turkey |
| Other Title Information | implications of a democratic paradox |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Arat, Yesim |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the gendered implications of the intertwining of Islam and politics that took shape after the process of democratisation in Turkey had brought a political party with an Islamist background to power. This development revived the spectre of restrictive sex roles for women. The country is thus confronted with a democratic paradox: the expansion of religious freedoms accompanying potential and/or real threats to gender equality. The ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities has been the most visible terrain of public controversy on Islam. However, the paper argues that a more threatening development is the propagation of patriarchal religious values, sanctioning secondary roles for women through the public bureaucracy as well as through the educational system and civil society organisations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 6; 2010: p869-884 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol. 31, No. 6; 2010: p869-884 |
| Key Words | Religion ; Politics ; Gender ; Turkey ; Democracy ; Islam ; Islamist Norms |