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Echoes of Authoritarianism: State-Linked Women's Organizations and Gender Politics in Türkiye
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Series: Gender and Politics
General Gender StudiesGeneral Political Science
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ISBN10: 3032399793
ISBN13: 9783032399793
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jan 4 2027
Pages: 140
Language: English
ISBN13: 9783032399793
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jan 4 2027
Pages: 140
Language: English
Government organised civil society is a key governance instrument of present-day electoral autocracies. Elifcan Çelebi's book analyses gendered patterns of autocratization centring on the role of such organizations. Drawing on rich empirical evidence from Türkiye and comparative insights from China and Central and Eastern Europe, the author offers a nuanced examination of how women's GONGOs become instrumental in shaping the political arena, gender norms and gender policies in autocratizing Turkey, how they contribute to making gender hierarchies a constitutive component of autocratization. The book is a worthy contribution to the fields of gender politics, studies of autocratization and civil society research. - Andrea Krizsan, Central European University, Austria/Hungary
This book introduces an inspiring perspective and makes an important contribution to gender studies, the investigations on state-society relations as well as to the debates on the rise of authoritarianism and democratic backsliding. With clarity and analytical rigour, it highlights the dangers of equating civic vitality with democratic resilience by focusing on women's Government-Organized Non-Governmental Organizations (GONGOs) as actors that contribute to the consolidation of authoritarian rule. Through an in-depth empirical analysis of the case of Turkey discussed along with the cases of Central European countries and China, it looks beyond the challenge of the rise of authoritarianism to the advances in women's rights and examines the role played by the women's organizations formed by or aligned with the government in the authoritarian reshaping of gender norms and policymaking processes. - Ayşe Buğra, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Elifcan Çelebi delivers a compelling account of how gender operates not as a casualty of authoritarian consolidation but as one of its constitutive engines, with state-linked women's organizations serving as the intermediaries that translate illiberal projects into the grammar of civic participation. Grounded in years of meticulous fieldwork in Türkiye and sharpened by comparative forays into China and Hungary, the book reframes GONGOs as agents rather than artefacts of democratic backsliding, and offers a conceptual toolkit that travels well beyond its empirical terrain. Essential reading for scholars of civil society, gender politics, and authoritarian governance, and a timely intervention for anyone trying to understand how backlash becomes a mode of rule. - Reza Hasmath, University of Alberta, Canada Authoritarianism is a defining issue of our times, and Echoes of Authoritarianism offers unique insights on how we got here and where we are going. Through deep field work and comparative case studies, Çelebi shows us how gender politics and civil society can be co-opted to serve authoritarian ends. This excellent book offers penetrating insights into how authoritarian regimes adapt to challenges and survive in a changing world. - Alexander Dukalskis, University College Dublin, Ireland This monograph examines gender politics in authoritarian consolidation in contemporary Türkiye, drawing on 68 interviews spanning an unusually broad spectrum of social actors, conducted in a challenging research environment for political outsiders. It shows how Islamist politics, long (mis-)framed as a people's movement, clearly appears an elitist and exclusionary project in the 2020s, with pro-government women's organisations advancing classist and anti-feminist agendas in the face of mass impoverishment while a diverse women's rights and feminist movement remains active yet excluded from policymaking. The book challenges assumptions in gender and politics scholarship by demonstrating that gender justice framework is not inherently emancipatory or rooted in grassroots and inclusive activism, with implications beyond the Turkish case. - Volkan Yilmaz, Ulster University, United Kingdom This book explores the role of women's government-organized NGOs (GONGOs) in shaping political, normative, and policy landscapes under authoritarian regimes. Focusing on Türkiye under the Justice and Development Party (AKP), it examines how these organizations align with state agendas to influence gender, labor, and care policies. Through a detailed analysis of policy documents, interviews, and field observations, the book uncovers the mechanisms through which GONGOs promote competing norms of gender equality and gender justice, reinforcing authoritarian governance while shaping policy outcomes. Beyond Türkiye, the book integrates comparative insights, highlighting how state-controlled civil society actors operate across different de-democratic contexts. It demonstrates how GONGOs serve as intermediaries between the state and society, not only legitimizing policies but also restructuring state-society relations. By linking these dynamics to broader debates on authoritarianism, civil society, and policy change, the book sheds light on the ideological and institutional strategies that sustain state influence over social movements.
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