Gamze Çavdar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gamze Çavdar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gamze |
| FAMILY NAME | Çavdar |
| SIGNATURE | ÇAVDAR G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0621-5366 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What’s in a joke? Humor, affect, and the women’s movement in Turkey and Egypt
Teaching about Gender and Politics of the Mena: Undermining Bias and Introducing a Framework
As instructors, we are quite familiar with students coming to our classes loaded with preconceived notions. For instance, some believe that male instructors are better at math, while others think that markets, if left on their own, will produce wealth for everyone. Teaching about gender and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at an American college is no different. Students come to class rarely knowing the basic facts, hist…
Why Women Support Conservative Parties: The Case of Turkey
A gendered analysis of trends in the faith-based provision of social services: Evidence from Egypt and Turkey
The involvement of faith-based organizations in the provision of social welfare has been popular in discourse and policy over the last several decades. This policy is often recommended as a remedy to the underfunded and underdeveloped social welfare system in late industrializing countries. This paper aims to discuss the implications of this recommended policy on women in the MENA region. This question is significant because women in the MENA reg…
The study of women and gender in the Middle East and North Africa beyond culturalism
The study of the Middle East and North Africa region has long been dominated by culturalist assumptions that this region is unique and thus common concepts and theories that are applied to other parts of the world do not apply here. This has particularly been the case with regard to the study of women and gender. This special issue brings together six cutting edge research articles that fundamentally challenge this culturalist assumption by makin…
New Capitalism in Turkey: The Relationship Between Politics, Religion and Business
Moving Beyond Culturalism and Formalism: Islam, Women, and Political Unrest in the Middle East
Scenes of political unrest throughout the Middle East are often coupled with media reports and public debates in the United States that have a recurring theme: the relationship between women and Islam. After discussing the culturalist accounts that portray women as being in grave danger from Islam and in need of Western protection and supervision, this contribution examines an emerging trend in political science developed under the influence of t…
Teaching Large Classes with Clickers: Results from a Teaching Experiment in Comparative Politics
Instant-response technologies, or clickers, are student response devices that help address some of the challenges involved in teaching large classes, namely student motivation and engagement with the material. This article evaluates a diverse set of teaching and learning strategies enabled by clicker technology and their impact on student learning. We highlight five aspects of teaching that are enhanced by the use of clickers, describe an experim…
Islamist Rationality: An Assessment of the Rational Choice Approach
A growing body of literature criticizes the notion that Islamism issui generisand argues that it could be explained by existing conceptions about human behavior. This approach relies on rational choice theory and its derivatives, characterizing Islamists as rational political actors that engage in cost-benefit analysis and strategic calculation. This article evaluates the explanatory power of this characterization through three case studies, name…
Learning through Writing: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Writing Assignments
Traditional writing assignments often fall short in addressing problems in college students' writing as too often these assignments fail to help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension of course content. This article reports the use of a two-part (staged) writing assignment with postscript as a strategy for improving critical thinking in a lower-division political science course. We argue that through well-designed writing ass…
Islamist Moderation and the Resilience of Gender: Turkey's Persistent Paradox
As Islamists engage in ideological moderation, they tend to move away from doctrinaire positions on the economy and foreign policy. However, this activity is less apparent with respect to issues regarding women. What explains this variation? Using the Justice and Development Party (JDP) of Turkey as a case study, this essay discusses how and why Islamist groups characteristically resist moderation concerning gender, contending that this resilienc…
Islamist New Thinking in Turkey: A Model for Political Learning
Islamist New Thinking in Turkey: A Model for Political Learning
Moving Beyond Culturalism and Formalism: Islam, Women, and Political Unrest in the Middle East
Scenes of political unrest throughout the Middle East are often coupled with media reports and public debates in the United States that have a recurring theme: the relationship between women and Islam. After discussing the culturalist accounts that portray women as being in grave danger from Islam and in need of Western protection and supervision, this contribution examines an emerging trend in political science developed under the influence of t…
Why Women Support Conservative Parties: The Case of Turkey
New Capitalism in Turkey: The Relationship Between Politics, Religion and Business
The study of women and gender in the Middle East and North Africa beyond culturalism
The study of the Middle East and North Africa region has long been dominated by culturalist assumptions that this region is unique and thus common concepts and theories that are applied to other parts of the world do not apply here. This has particularly been the case with regard to the study of women and gender. This special issue brings together six cutting edge research articles that fundamentally challenge this culturalist assumption by makin…
Teaching Large Classes with Clickers: Results from a Teaching Experiment in Comparative Politics
Instant-response technologies, or clickers, are student response devices that help address some of the challenges involved in teaching large classes, namely student motivation and engagement with the material. This article evaluates a diverse set of teaching and learning strategies enabled by clicker technology and their impact on student learning. We highlight five aspects of teaching that are enhanced by the use of clickers, describe an experim…
Learning through Writing: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Writing Assignments
Traditional writing assignments often fall short in addressing problems in college students' writing as too often these assignments fail to help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension of course content. This article reports the use of a two-part (staged) writing assignment with postscript as a strategy for improving critical thinking in a lower-division political science course. We argue that through well-designed writing ass…
Islamist New Thinking in Turkey: A Model for Political Learning
Islamist Moderation and the Resilience of Gender: Turkey's Persistent Paradox
As Islamists engage in ideological moderation, they tend to move away from doctrinaire positions on the economy and foreign policy. However, this activity is less apparent with respect to issues regarding women. What explains this variation? Using the Justice and Development Party (JDP) of Turkey as a case study, this essay discusses how and why Islamist groups characteristically resist moderation concerning gender, contending that this resilienc…
Islamist Rationality: An Assessment of the Rational Choice Approach
A growing body of literature criticizes the notion that Islamism issui generisand argues that it could be explained by existing conceptions about human behavior. This approach relies on rational choice theory and its derivatives, characterizing Islamists as rational political actors that engage in cost-benefit analysis and strategic calculation. This article evaluates the explanatory power of this characterization through three case studies, name…
Learning through Writing: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Writing Assignments
Traditional writing assignments often fall short in addressing problems in college students' writing as too often these assignments fail to help students develop critical thinking skills and comprehension of course content. This article reports the use of a two-part (staged) writing assignment with postscript as a strategy for improving critical thinking in a lower-division political science course. We argue that through well-designed writing ass…
Teaching Large Classes with Clickers: Results from a Teaching Experiment in Comparative Politics
Instant-response technologies, or clickers, are student response devices that help address some of the challenges involved in teaching large classes, namely student motivation and engagement with the material. This article evaluates a diverse set of teaching and learning strategies enabled by clicker technology and their impact on student learning. We highlight five aspects of teaching that are enhanced by the use of clickers, describe an experim…
Moving Beyond Culturalism and Formalism: Islam, Women, and Political Unrest in the Middle East
Scenes of political unrest throughout the Middle East are often coupled with media reports and public debates in the United States that have a recurring theme: the relationship between women and Islam. After discussing the culturalist accounts that portray women as being in grave danger from Islam and in need of Western protection and supervision, this contribution examines an emerging trend in political science developed under the influence of t…
New Capitalism in Turkey: The Relationship Between Politics, Religion and Business
Why Women Support Conservative Parties: The Case of Turkey
A gendered analysis of trends in the faith-based provision of social services: Evidence from Egypt and Turkey
The involvement of faith-based organizations in the provision of social welfare has been popular in discourse and policy over the last several decades. This policy is often recommended as a remedy to the underfunded and underdeveloped social welfare system in late industrializing countries. This paper aims to discuss the implications of this recommended policy on women in the MENA region. This question is significant because women in the MENA reg…
The study of women and gender in the Middle East and North Africa beyond culturalism
The study of the Middle East and North Africa region has long been dominated by culturalist assumptions that this region is unique and thus common concepts and theories that are applied to other parts of the world do not apply here. This has particularly been the case with regard to the study of women and gender. This special issue brings together six cutting edge research articles that fundamentally challenge this culturalist assumption by makin…
Teaching about Gender and Politics of the Mena: Undermining Bias and Introducing a Framework
As instructors, we are quite familiar with students coming to our classes loaded with preconceived notions. For instance, some believe that male instructors are better at math, while others think that markets, if left on their own, will produce wealth for everyone. Teaching about gender and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at an American college is no different. Students come to class rarely knowing the basic facts, hist…
What’s in a joke? Humor, affect, and the women’s movement in Turkey and Egypt
Political science (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (4 works)