1st Edition

Turkey's Engagement with Global Women's Human Rights

By Nüket Kardam Copyright 2005
210 Pages
by Routledge

209 Pages
by Routledge

209 Pages
by Routledge

Examining the rise of global women's human rights and their interpretation and application to Turkey, Nüket Kardam provides an in-depth study that applies global norms - including women's empowerment, overcoming violence against women, and gender and good governance - to a specific locale in order to examine events post application. The volume examines whether a gender equality regime exists and... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The emergence of a global women's human rights regime; Gender norms in Turkey: Construction and contestation; Institutionalization of women's human rights; Empowerment through training (with Filiz Kardam); Violence against women; Women's participation in local governance; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Nüket Kardam