Enacting intersectional multilayered citizenship: Kurdish women's politics

Focusing on the institutional aspects of the Kurdish women's movement in Turkey since the 1990s the article shows how it established a consciousness within the Kurdish national movement that gender equality is a cornerstone of democracy and ethnic rights. We frame this through theories of enact...

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Published in:Gender, place and culture : a journal of feminist geography Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 479 - 501
Main Authors: Erel, Umut, Acik, Necla
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.04.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Aspiration
Citizenship
Co-chair system
Consciousness
Democracy
Equality
Ethnicity
Gender equity
Gender inequality
gender politics
Gender roles
Institutional aspects
Intersectionality
Kurdish national movement
Kurdish people
Kurds
Middle East
Middle Eastern cultural groups
Politics
Quotas
Rights
Sex crimes
Sexual violence
Women
women's movement
women's political representation
women's quota
ISSN:0966-369X, 1360-0524
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Summary:Focusing on the institutional aspects of the Kurdish women's movement in Turkey since the 1990s the article shows how it established a consciousness within the Kurdish national movement that gender equality is a cornerstone of democracy and ethnic rights. We frame this through theories of enacting intersectional multilayered citizenship and identify three key interventions: autonomous women's assemblies, women's quotas in pro-Kurdish rights parties and the co-chair system where all elected positions within the pro-Kurdish parties are jointly occupied by a male and female. These have achieved a better representation of women in formal politics, rendered gender equality and sexual violence legitimate subjects of politics and contributed to establishing an aspiration for a more dialogic political ethos. While the women's movement's close affiliation with the Kurdish national movement has been highly effective, it also in part circumscribes gender roles to fit its agendas.
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ISSN:0966-369X
1360-0524
DOI:10.1080/0966369X.2019.1596883