Women's perceptions on peace and justice: The case of the Kurdish issue in Turkey
Women's Studies International Forum, cilt.87, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 87
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.wsif.2021.102499
- Dergi Adı: Women's Studies International Forum
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, American History and Life, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Historical Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Conflict, Justice, Kurdish issue, Peace, Turkey, women's civil society
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The lack of resolution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey has been a major source of grievance affecting the lives of many, particularly women. Research shows that conflict has gender-specific effects. Considering the particular ways in which women are impacted by long-term political tensions which also involve armed conflict, their standpoint seems highly valuable to corroborate the urgency of a democratic and peaceful resolution of this issue. Based on in-depth interviews with the representatives of civil society organizations, initiatives and women's organizations, the article explores women's perceptions of peace and justice, and it investigates their possible contribution towards a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish issue. We argue that the intersectionally diverse standpoint(s) of women, due to the particular gendered effects of conflict on their everyday lives, living conditions, bodily integrity and affective relationships, greatly contributes to an adequate conceptualization of peace and justice and the relation between them.