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Contesting State-Led Patriarchy—The Drivers, Demands and Dynamics of Women’s Participation in the Gezi Uprisings in Turkey 2013

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  • Nora Stein

    (Ministry of Lower Saxony, State Prevention Council Lower Saxony, 30171 Hannover, Germany)

  • Janet Kursawe

    (Faculty of Police, University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration, North Rhine-Westphalia, 47051 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Denis Köhler

    (Faculty for Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, 40489 Düsseldorf, Germany)

Abstract

The Gezi Park protests in Istanbul (Türkiye) gained worldwide attention in 2013. Both men and women took part in the protests, which were heavily cracked down on by the government. The present study examined 273 Turkish women’s attitudes and motivations for taking part in the protests. The results show that the following variables had a significant impact on protest participation: lifestyle threats posed by religious values/norms and by the government; feelings of marginalization as a woman; political dissatisfaction; gender discrimination; and affiliations with feminism. Regarding the impact of attitudes on women’s political participation and discrimination, this study provides insights into the state of research on gender discrimination and feministic identity.

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  • Nora Stein & Janet Kursawe & Denis Köhler, 2023. "Contesting State-Led Patriarchy—The Drivers, Demands and Dynamics of Women’s Participation in the Gezi Uprisings in Turkey 2013," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:13:y:2023:i:12:p:258-:d:1300038
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    2. Valentine M. Moghadam, 1992. "Development and Patriarchy: the Middle East and North Africa in Economic and Demographic Transition," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-1992-099, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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