Civic and Political Participation of Women and Youth in Turkey: An Examination of Perspectives of Public Authorities and NGOs

Şener, Tülin

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“…The confirmatory factor analysis conducted for the whole sample ( χ 2 = 56. 504, df = 17, χ 2 / df = 3.324, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.049, 90% CI = [0.035−0.064], comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.987, Tucker−Lewis index [TLI] = 0.979) demonstrates the reliability and validity of the scale, as demonstrated in other previous national and international studies (e.g., Fernandes‐Jesus et al, 2012; Sener, 2015). The ⍺ reliability for the whole measure was 0.86 at T1.…”

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The longitudinal effect of the quality of participation experiences in a voluntary organization on youth psychological empowerment

Rodrigues,

Menezes,

Ferreira

2023

Journal Community Psychology

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Research shows its limitations by not capturing the specificities of individual experiences, which result either from the participation of or interaction among different people in a given context across time. This study explores the effect that the quality of youth participation experiences in a Portuguese voluntary organization can have on the development of their psychological empowerment (PE). This study adopted a longitudinal, quantitative design where the same cohort of 481 participants (62.4% female; Mage = 17.26 years) was followed across three time points. Latent growth curve modeling was performed to examine the effect of the quality of participation experiences (QPE) on the developmental trajectories of PE components. Findings show that the QPE had the most powerful effect on developmental trajectories in PE. The study shows how youth perceptions of opportunities for reflection and action in interaction in a climate of openness to dialogue and the emergence of different ways of thinking and doing affect their PE.

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The longitudinal effect of the quality of participation experiences in a voluntary organization on youth psychological empowerment

Rodrigues,

Menezes,

Ferreira

2023

Journal Community Psychology

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“…The study of participatory behaviours by younger generations in the Turkish context has recently attracted a growing attention (Bozkurt el al. 2015;Chrona and Capelos 2017; Erdoğan and Uyan-Semerci 2017; Gökçe-Kizilkaya and Onursal-Beşgül 2017; Gümüş 2017;Lüküslü 2005Lüküslü , 2012Lüküslü , 2016Kayaoğlu 2017;Şener 2014).…”

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The civic and political participation of young people in a context of heightened authoritarianism. The case of Turkey

Bee

2019

Journal of Youth Studies

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Applying insights from research on civic and political participation, this study focuses on the effects that the recent authoritarian turn taken by Turkey had on the expression of participatory behaviours by young people. The analysis brings about a number of contentious issues and intertwines two recent dynamics. First of all recent events (such as the protests associated with the occupygezi movement) show that youth in Turkey are extremely important players and political actors. Secondly, however, the authoritarian turn taken by the country under the AKP's governance resulted in serious and alarming limitations to the exercise of basic freedoms and hence participatory behaviours. Based on the results of 40 semi-structured interviews with young people involved in civil society organisations, the article discusses three aspects: young people's view of active citizenship; the instruments of empowerment that stimulate participatory behaviours and the significance attributed by young people to different means of civic and political participation. The analysis reveals the complexity of active citizenship in a context of heightened authoritarianism and underlines the constraints put on the exercise of civic and political participation by the current government. It also unpacks the alarming consequences of the AKP agenda on the expression of freedoms, with a particular focus on the repression of participatory behaviours.

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“…Moreover, it acts as a source of pluralism and solidarity related to norms of equality and rights (Alexander, 1998), operates as a space for civility (Alexander, 2005, p. 652), and is a locus for rights and recognition (Fraser, 1998). It thus constitutes a key social and political nexus with the state whereby CSOs seek to advocate, politicize and provide services for women through representation and gendered claims-making cognizant of a history of marginalization and oppression (Kabeer, 2005;Pascall & Lewis, 2004;Sener, 2014). It is a role that is explicit in the concept of 'gender mainstreaming', as set out in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (cf.…”

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The ‘Complementarity Conjecture' — Does Civil Society Engagement Strengthen Input Legitimacy and Shape Policy Delivery? The Case of Gender Mainstreaming in India and Nepal 2005–15

Chaney

2015

Journal of Comparative Asian Development

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This study presents critical discourse analysis of gender mainstreaming in India and Nepal. Mainstreaming is a United Nations policy objective subscribed to by 180+ states. It aims to embed gender equality concerns in every stage of the policy process. Complementarity theory emphasizes how politicians attempt to cope with complexity by engaging civil society in policy formulation, thus not only strengthening input legitimacy but also policy efficacy through the pursuit of shared cognitive maps for action. Political elites in both countries have espoused such engagement. However, the findings show that instead of securing the anticipated complementarity effects, the current practice is aligned to an instrumentalist, 'expert-bureaucratic' policy intervention. This is because of the pronounced power asymmetry between the government and civil society. This manifests itself in marked contrasts in policy framing and issue prioritization. The overall effect is state-driven policy delivery. This undermines the capacity of the civil sphere to challenge the traditionally male-dominated power structures and hampers progress towards the normative vision of gender equality set out in the UN policy.

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Civic and Political Participation of Women and Youth in Turkey: An Examination of Perspectives of Public Authorities and NGOs

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The longitudinal effect of the quality of participation experiences in a voluntary organization on youth psychological empowerment

The longitudinal effect of the quality of participation experiences in a voluntary organization on youth psychological empowerment

The civic and political participation of young people in a context of heightened authoritarianism. The case of Turkey

The ‘Complementarity Conjecture' — Does Civil Society Engagement Strengthen Input Legitimacy and Shape Policy Delivery? The Case of Gender Mainstreaming in India and Nepal 2005–15

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