Essays about: "Istanbul convention"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Istanbul convention.

  1. 1. Gendered Advocacy Coalitions in Estonia and Lithuania: A Comparative Study about the (non-)Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henrietta Tegler; [2024]
    Keywords : Istanbul Convention; Estonia; Lithuania; Gendered Advocacy Coalitions; Women’s Rights.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, was ratified by the European Union in 2023. However, five member states have not yet ratified. READ MORE

  3. 2. PiS-led Government's Opposition to the Istanbul Convention in Poland : An Analysis of the Rhetoric and Tactics used by the Law and Justice Party’s led Government in their Opposition to the Istanbul Convention

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Iga Maria Czyż; [2023]
    Keywords : Istanbul Convention; anti-genderism; right-wing populism; Law and Justice party; rhetoric; women’s rights;

    Abstract : The government in Poland led by the Law and Justice party (PiS) and characterized by its anti-genderism and right-wing populist politics, is framing its opposition to the Istanbul Convention in human rights language. This leads to a puzzling occurrence of the women’s rights Convention being opposed with rights rhetoric. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Enough is Enough!" : political engagement on Twitter in the case of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Hülya Bakca; [2023]
    Keywords : civic engagement; political engagement; censorship; social movements; violence against women; woman s rights; counter democracy; social media; hashtag; #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır; #istanbulconventionsaveslives; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research analyzes the political engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter, in which underrepresented groups and individuals search for democratic public space to mobilize against injustice. With this in mind, the study focuses on the civic engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter with the hashtag #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır, which translates to‘istanbulconventionsaveslives’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rising Anti-Gender Movements and Populism in Europe : An Analysis and Discussion in the Context of Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

    University essay from

    Author : Gökçe Kavel; [2023]
    Keywords : Istanbul Convention; anti-gender movement; populism; anti-rights; diffusion;

    Abstract : There is an increasing global anti-rights movement—the child of marriage of the right-wing populist and anti-gender movements—that affects the rights of not only women and LGBTQIs but also refugees, asylum seekers, and various minorities. Although this research only focuses on the event of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, it provides valuable perspective to understand and prevent the further spread of anti-gender and right-wing populist tactics and rhetoric. READ MORE

  6. 5. Feminism as a threat to the Turkish state: A discourse analysis of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Hultén Emelie; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : Gender; Feminism; Discourse; Turkey; Anti-gender mobilization;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention from a feminist poststructuralist perspective. The Istanbul Convention is described as the most comprehensive convention of its kind, aimed at preventing violence against women, protecting its victims, and prosecuting its perpetrators. READ MORE