Women's political representation in Iran and Turkey : : demanding a seat at the table / / Mona Tajali.

• VerfasserIn: Tajali, Mona,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : Edinburgh University Press,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 335 pages) :; illustrations

How have women in many Muslim-majority countries been able to achieve surprising success despite the significant constraints imposed by conservative gender ideology and authoritarian political parties and systems? Through a comparative focus on Iran and Turkey, Mona Tajali examines the activities and strategies of women's rights groups across the ideological spectrum. She explores how various groups have negotiated with political elites in order to bolster female political representation and identifies the conditions that stimulate greater support to ease women's path to political office. Studying how women's groups manoeuvre within these structures is important to help our understanding of the gendered politics of autocratic regimes.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Women and Politics in Muslim Countries -- Opportunity Structures: Strategizing for Women's Political Representation in Turkey and Iran -- Turkish Women as Political Agents: Between Secularism and Islamic Revivalism -- Strategic Interactions: Multi-party politics and the lobby for female representation -- Framing for Political Inclusion: The Demand for Headscarved Women's Candidacy -- Women and Politics in Iran: From Revolutionary to Reformist -- Organizing Against All Odds: Iranian Factionalism and Women's Political Representation -- Piety and Agency: Framing Women's Political Rights in a Theocratic State -- Conclusion: Demanding a Seat at the Table.