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

  • 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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Author:Nora Stein, Janet Kursawe, Denis KöhlerORCiD
Qualitätssicherung:peer reviewed
open access:Gold - Erstveröffentlichung mit Lizenzhinweis
Fachbereich/Einrichtung:Hochschule Düsseldorf / Fachbereich - Sozial- & Kulturwissenschaften
Document Type:Article
Year of Completion:2023
Language of Publication:English
Publisher:MDPI
Parent Title (English):Societies
Volume:13
Issue:12
Article Number:258
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-46020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13120258
ISSN:2075-4698
Tag:FBSK_Webseite
Gezi Park protest; female participation; feministic identity; gender discrimination
GND Keyword:Gezi-Proteste
Corresponding Author:Denis Köhler
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 30 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie / 300 Sozialwissenschaften
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
Release Date:2024/09/25
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