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The Struggles of the Kurdish Women’s Movement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Ali, Darya Abdulkarim LU (2019) CMEM01 20191
Centre for Middle Eastern Studies
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis explores the understudied topic of the Kurdish women’s movement in Iraq. The study takes a critical look at institutionalization of the struggle for gender equality. Drawing on the ten interviews conducted with women activists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, this study describes and analyzes their concerns about how institutionalizing the struggle has not only weakened the Kurdish women’s movement, but has also narrowed their vision. Furthermore, it demonstrates how institutionalizing the struggle for gender equality has marginalized Kurdish women. In terms of theoretical framework, this study uses transnational and postcolonial feminist theories to look into the exploitation of Kurdish women who aspire to create gender... (More)
This thesis explores the understudied topic of the Kurdish women’s movement in Iraq. The study takes a critical look at institutionalization of the struggle for gender equality. Drawing on the ten interviews conducted with women activists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, this study describes and analyzes their concerns about how institutionalizing the struggle has not only weakened the Kurdish women’s movement, but has also narrowed their vision. Furthermore, it demonstrates how institutionalizing the struggle for gender equality has marginalized Kurdish women. In terms of theoretical framework, this study uses transnational and postcolonial feminist theories to look into the exploitation of Kurdish women who aspire to create gender equality through governmental and non-governmental institutions. Finally, this thesis illustrates the ways in which institutionalizing the struggle for gender equality has destroyed the potential for there to be a feminist identity in Kurdish politics. (Less)
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author
Ali, Darya Abdulkarim LU
supervisor
organization
course
CMEM01 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Kurds, women’s movement, institutionalization, neoliberalism, gender equality
language
English
id
8998986
date added to LUP
2020-01-21 15:29:29
date last changed
2020-01-21 15:29:29
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the understudied topic of the Kurdish women’s movement in Iraq. The study takes a critical look at institutionalization of the struggle for gender equality. Drawing on the ten interviews conducted with women activists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, this study describes and analyzes their concerns about how institutionalizing the struggle has not only weakened the Kurdish women’s movement, but has also narrowed their vision. Furthermore, it demonstrates how institutionalizing the struggle for gender equality has marginalized Kurdish women. In terms of theoretical framework, this study uses transnational and postcolonial feminist theories to look into the exploitation of Kurdish women who aspire to create gender equality through governmental and non-governmental institutions. Finally, this thesis illustrates the ways in which institutionalizing the struggle for gender equality has destroyed the potential for there to be a feminist identity in Kurdish politics.}},
  author       = {{Ali, Darya Abdulkarim}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Struggles of the Kurdish Women’s Movement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}