Women's Human Rights in Türkiye Localised Transfer of Gender Equity Norms

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: ON THE PURPOSE AND THE LAYOUT OF THE BOOK; 1.1. The Case of Women's Human Rights (WHR) in Türkiye; 1.2. Significance and Contribution: Developing a Nuanced Framework for Norm and Policy Transfer; 1.3. Country Case and Policy Sector Selection: Violence Against Women (VAW) and Women's Economic Rights (WER) in Türkiye; 1.4. Incorporating the Structure, Institution, Agency (SIA) Framework for the Localized Transfer of Women's Rights; 1.5. Contribution of the Theoretical Framework and Empirical Implications; CHAPTER 2. CURRENT STATE OF THE ART AND THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; 2.1. The State of the Art: Norm and Policy Transfer; 2.2. Transnational Feminist Touch on the Transfer of Gender Equality Norms and Policies; 2.3. The SIA Framework of Analysis as the Analytical Lens; CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY: INVESTIGATING LOCALIZED NORM AND POLICY TRANSFER THROUGH A COMPARATIVE QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY; 3.1. A Multi-Layered Comparative Design; 3.2. Analytical Strategy: The SIA Framework and Ensuring Validity; 3.3. Ensuring Reliability: Data Collection Tools and Triangulation; 3.4. Theoretical Framework: Applying the SIA Framework to the State of the Art of Norm and Policy Transfer; CHAPTER 4. THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL: THE SIA ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS HUB; 4.1. Structural Factors: The UN Geneva Hub as a Policy Laboratory; 4.2. Institutional Factors: Comparing UPR and CEDAW Modalities; 4.3. Agential Factors: Negotiators of Global Mandates in Geneva; 4.4. Interactions Among SIA Factors at the International Level; 4.5. Concluding Remarks for Chapter 4; CHAPTER 5. THE NATIONAL LEVEL: THE SIA ARCHITECTURE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW) POLICY SECTOR IN THE CASE OF TURKIYE; 5.1. Structural Factors: Turkish Political Regime and Society; 5.2. Institutional Factors: Legal Regulations and Protections; 5.3. Agential Factors: WHR and VAW Actors, Polarization, and Exclusion; 5.4. Interactions Among SIA Factors at the National Level; 5.5. Concluding Remarks for Chapter 5; CHAPTER 6. THE NATIONAL LEVEL: THE SIA ARCHITECTURE OF THE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC RIGHTS (WER) POLICY SECTOR IN TURKIYE; 6.1. Structural Factors: Neoliberal Alignment and Societal Shifts; 6.2. Institutional Factors: Legislative Developments and Policy Initiatives; 6.3. Agential Factors: Cooperation and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships; 6.4. Interactions Among SIA Factors at the National Level Related to WER in Türkiye; 6.5. Concluding Remarks for Chapter 6; CHAPTER 7. THE LINKAGE LEVEL: THE SIA ARCHITECTURE OF BRIDGING THE UN GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS HUB AND THE DOMESTIC POLICY LANDSCAPE IN TURKIYE; 7.1. Structural Factors: Strategic Use of Diplomacy and Geopolitical Barriers; 7.2. Institutional Factors: Procedures of the UN Human Rights Mechanisms; 7.3. Agential Factors: Actors, Knowledge Gaps, and Transnational Alliances; 7.4. Interactions Among SIA Factors of the Linkage Level; 7.5. Concluding Remarks for Chapter 7; CHAPTER 8. LESSONS LEARNED FROM MAPPING THE SIA DYNAMICS ON THE LOCALIZED TRANSFER OF WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS; 8.1. Synthesis of Findings: Contribution of the SIA Framework to the Analysis of Localized Norm and Policy Transfer; 8.2. Methodological and Theoretical Implications; 8.3. Moving Toward a Holistic Systems Approach: Final Remarks and Policy Implications; APPENDIX 1. A PRACTICAL GUIDE: APPLYING THE STRUCTURE, INSTITUTION AND AGENCY (SIA) FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS; APPENDIX 2. THE INTERVIEWS; INDEX.

Biography

Sebahat Derin Atiskan is a researcher in Transnational Governance at the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Sant Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy.