Ahu Sumbas
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4376644 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ahu Sumbas |
| PRENOMES | Ahu |
| SOBRENOME | Sumbas |
| ASSINATURA | SUMBAS A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Hacettepe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0944-4751 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Decentralization to municipalities and party control over women’s councils in Turkey
Women-specific political bodies provide a space for women-focused deliberation, gender analysis of policy, and women’s access to the decision-making process. Women’s councils are designed to act as decentralized mechanisms with the goal of increasing women’s representation in terms of diversity, inclusion, and responsiveness in the local governance of Turkey. The article, based on in-depth interview data, scrutinizes the capacities and limitation…
The substantive representation of women parliamentarians of the AKP
By reviewing the parliamentary debate surrounding a bill reforming maternity leave and part-time work, we demonstrate that women members of the religious-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey emphasized women’s motherhood duties within the family and childcare rather than highlighting the shared responsibilities of parents. Particularly, they perceive women as the core unit of family. Women members of AKP follow the religious…
Gendered local politics
Starting out from the argument that the political experience of women diverges at different levels of politics, this article aims to provide an understanding of the challenges faced by female mayors in local politics in Turkey. Nation-wide empirical data was gathered through in-depth interviews with 34 female mayors who were elected to office for the 2004–2009 and 2009–2014 terms.The framework analysis of the data reveals that the challenges in q…
Women’s empowerment on a local level in Turkey
Moving from the assumption that local governments are significant stakeholders of women’s empowerment policies, this article aims to examine the struggle against violence against women (VAW) at the local level through gender-sensitive policies employed by female mayors from a gender perspective and how these can be utilized as collective transformative resources for women’s empowerment. Based on a field-study, the contention of this article is th…
Discussing women's representation in local politics in Turkey
Gendered local politics
Starting out from the argument that the political experience of women diverges at different levels of politics, this article aims to provide an understanding of the challenges faced by female mayors in local politics in Turkey. Nation-wide empirical data was gathered through in-depth interviews with 34 female mayors who were elected to office for the 2004–2009 and 2009–2014 terms.The framework analysis of the data reveals that the challenges in q…
Discussing women's representation in local politics in Turkey
Women’s empowerment on a local level in Turkey
Moving from the assumption that local governments are significant stakeholders of women’s empowerment policies, this article aims to examine the struggle against violence against women (VAW) at the local level through gender-sensitive policies employed by female mayors from a gender perspective and how these can be utilized as collective transformative resources for women’s empowerment. Based on a field-study, the contention of this article is th…
The substantive representation of women parliamentarians of the AKP
By reviewing the parliamentary debate surrounding a bill reforming maternity leave and part-time work, we demonstrate that women members of the religious-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey emphasized women’s motherhood duties within the family and childcare rather than highlighting the shared responsibilities of parents. Particularly, they perceive women as the core unit of family. Women members of AKP follow the religious…
Discussing women's representation in local politics in Turkey
Women’s empowerment on a local level in Turkey
Moving from the assumption that local governments are significant stakeholders of women’s empowerment policies, this article aims to examine the struggle against violence against women (VAW) at the local level through gender-sensitive policies employed by female mayors from a gender perspective and how these can be utilized as collective transformative resources for women’s empowerment. Based on a field-study, the contention of this article is th…
Gendered local politics
Starting out from the argument that the political experience of women diverges at different levels of politics, this article aims to provide an understanding of the challenges faced by female mayors in local politics in Turkey. Nation-wide empirical data was gathered through in-depth interviews with 34 female mayors who were elected to office for the 2004–2009 and 2009–2014 terms.The framework analysis of the data reveals that the challenges in q…
The substantive representation of women parliamentarians of the AKP
By reviewing the parliamentary debate surrounding a bill reforming maternity leave and part-time work, we demonstrate that women members of the religious-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey emphasized women’s motherhood duties within the family and childcare rather than highlighting the shared responsibilities of parents. Particularly, they perceive women as the core unit of family. Women members of AKP follow the religious…
Decentralization to municipalities and party control over women’s councils in Turkey
Women-specific political bodies provide a space for women-focused deliberation, gender analysis of policy, and women’s access to the decision-making process. Women’s councils are designed to act as decentralized mechanisms with the goal of increasing women’s representation in terms of diversity, inclusion, and responsiveness in the local governance of Turkey. The article, based on in-depth interview data, scrutinizes the capacities and limitation…
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