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

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 an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
VerfasserIn:
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
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
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.