The Istanbul Convention, Sofagate, and Turkey's EU Candidacy
A Gender-Centric Convergence Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2436723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Kollias (0000-0003-2876-4304, University of Thessaly, corresponding author), Petros Messis (0000-0002-9202-0660, University of Macedonia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-184 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Southeast European Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2701-8199 • E-ISSN: 2701-8202 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/soeu-2023-0033 |
| OpenAlex | W4396610041 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 57 |
Gender-related issues feature prominently on the EU's agenda and in policies such as the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 which identifies gender equality as a core principle of the EU. Within the broader convergence discourse which examines whether candidate countries are converging with the EU, prompted by Turkey's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Istanbul Convention and the Sofagate incident, this paper conducts a gender-centric convergence analysis in the case Turkey. To this end, it uses five gender-focused indices compiled by the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project. The empirical results from the convergence tests do not provide evidence supporting convergence in terms of these five gender-related indices. The findings of the present study concur with the existing relevant literature and should be viewed in the broader context of Turkey's democratic backsliding and de-Europeanization process
Candidacy · Convention · Convergence (economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Politics · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |