In Defence of Gender Equality? Comparing the Political Debates about Headscarves and Honor-Related Crimes in France and the Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12426205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Conny Roggeband (0000-0003-0060-734X, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author), Doutje Lettinga (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-262 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sp/jxu024 |
| OpenAlex | W2082306384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 32 |
In this paper, we analyze political debates about headscarves and honor-related crimes in France and the Netherlands. We seek to explain why and how France and the Netherlands have come to unevenly politicize headscarves and honor crimes. Moreover, we try to understand how the argument of gender equality is used by different actors in these policy debates. We argue that the agenda and demands of ethnic minority women′s organizations are selectively included and bent to serve other, non-feminist agendas. Ethnic minority women′s organizations and female ethnic minority politicians have acted as agenda-setters, calling attention to marginalization, discrimination, and experiences of violence. Yet these issues were co-opted by (mainly) right-wing politicians to problematize the “deviant” culture of minorities and propose policies that further exclude them and paternalize them instead of improving their situation
Argument (complex analysis · Criminology · Ethnic group · Gender equality · Honor · Political science · Politics · Racial equality · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Gender Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |