The Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary Turkey
Reproduction, Maternity, Sexuality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19074145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ayşe Dayı (corresponding author), Sezin Topçu (0000-0001-6344-3747), Betül Yarar (0000-0003-0208-8723) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary Turkey (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9780755617432 |
| OpenAlex | W4241513768 |
| ISBN | 9780755617432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Under the leadership of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey came new regulations about reproductive rights, family and gender policies. Women’s central role in reproductive and domestic work was swiftly reaffirmed as a state value and policies surrounding issues such as abortion and IVF were newly debated. Taking Turkey as the case study, this is the first book to examine the various ways in which neoliberal modes of governing women’s bodies come together with conservative and authoritarian measures. The book is divided into three parts - the ‘reproductive’ body, the ‘maternal’ body and the ‘sexualized’ body - to explore the three main governmental representations of, and interventions into, the female body. Topics for discussion include: the increasing control of poor or ethnic minority women’s fertility, the expansion of IVF and egg markets, the commodification of pregnancy and motherhood through surrogacy, and the privatization of gynaecological and obstetrical care. The
Abortion · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economic Justice · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reproductive justice · Reproductive rights · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |