Women and the PKK: Ideology, Gender, and Terrorism

Haner, Murat; Cullen, Francis T.; Benson, Michael L.

doi:10.1177/1057567719826632

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“…Such pushback has also been reported for prominent examples of non-state groups that incorporated women, e.g. FARC, LTTE and the Kurdish PKK (Alison, 2004; Haner et al, 2020; Herrera and Porch, 2008). In the CPN-M, some men sought to limit women to their traditional roles and opposed women commanders (Onesto, 2005: 181), leading even the leader of the CPN-M to openly acknowledge that the party had ‘tried to develop the leadership of women comrades’, but that it remained a ‘very big problem’(Onesto, 2000).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 54%

Female combatants and rebel group behaviour: Evidence from Nepal

Mehrl¹

2022

Conflict Management and Peace Science

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Recent research examines when and why women join rebel groups as combatants. However, we are only beginning to understand how their presence affects rebel group behaviour and conflict dynamics more generally. I address this gap by analysing how women's participation influences two dimensions of rebel behaviour: their relationship to civilians and their fighting performance. I argue that a greater number of female rebels decreases civilian victimization, but also reduces rebel combat performance. I test these propositions using time-varying district-level data from the Nepalese civil war. The results support both expectations. These findings increase our understanding of the effects of women's participation in civil war.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 54%

Female combatants and rebel group behaviour: Evidence from Nepal

Mehrl¹

2022

Conflict Management and Peace Science

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“…However, the complexity of understanding women's contributions in terrorist organizations is further compounded by the tremendous variation in the roles women play across different groups. While in some organizations women are relegated to providing logistical and moral support (Berko & Erez, 2007;Ness C. , 2007;Ness C. D., 2008;Margolin, 2009), in others they hold leadership positions and carry out a range of duties, including the dissemination of propaganda and the execution of actual terrorist attacks (Haner, Cullen, & Benson, 2020;Cragin & Daly, 2009). Indeed, female members of certain groups have become crucial figures in nearly every aspect of their organization's terrorist activity.…”

Section: Gender Women and Terrorismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women, Gender and Terrorism: The Case of Türkiye

Öztop¹

2023

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This article aims to contribute to the discussion on gender and terrorism by exploring the motivations and experiences of women participating in violent extremist organizations. Based on a content analysis method of 41 statements, this article uses Türkiye as a case study. Accordingly, the present study especially analyzes the role of gender in the participation of women in the PKK and ISIS and finds out the intersections between gender and terrorism The findings reveal that gender plays a significant role in the motivations and in-organization experiences of women who join the PKK and ISIS, however, the specific ways in which their desire for autonomy and empowerment, was expressed differed. In this context, the study challenges the traditional view of women as passive and subservient in these groups and underscores their agency and autonomy in making rational decisions.

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“…However, in the Kurdish case, as well as in some other similar cases, such as the Zapatistas (Marcos, 2014), a national movement and its discourse operate as a channel for pursuing a gender‐egalitarian agenda with a focus on women's liberation from social modes of oppression. Although more recent publications have focused on the gender characteristics and dynamics of the Kurdish movement in detail (Dirik, 2021; Haner et al, 2020; Kaser, 2021; Merdjanova, 2021; Tezcür, 2020), its social impact has been left uninvestigated.…”

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Kurdish gender politics: Funeral ceremonies of female fighters

Abakay

2024

Digest Mid East Studies

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The funeral ceremonies of female fighters are a relatively recent phenomenon that gained popularity in Kurdish politics in Turkey in the early 2000s and after the 2011 uprisings in Syria. As a sociocultural rite, these funerals have become a spectacular site, a political means, and a symbolic investment serving an intersectional agenda pursuing Kurdish national and gender‐egalitarian aspirations simultaneously. The funerals provide a ground for mobilizing women to claim symbolic authority in public and inscribe women as nation builders to the notion of nation. Women undertaking this intersectional task through national discourse garnered significant academic interest in the national dimension of the ceremonies. However, the emphasis on the national aspect overshadowed the gendered strategy the ceremonies signify. This article investigates the gender aspect of funerals to draw attention to the use of national discourse to subvert patriarchal dynamics within society, highlighting the role of national struggle in women's pursuit of liberation from social oppression. Therefore, it speaks to the scholarship focused on gender in nationalist endeavors and revisits the discussions on gender‐nation relations by focusing on national discourse instrumentalization serving the gender agenda. The analysis reveals the intricate dynamics between gender and nation and how they intersect in pursuing women's liberation.

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Women and the PKK: Ideology, Gender, and Terrorism

Cited by 18 publications

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Female combatants and rebel group behaviour: Evidence from Nepal

Female combatants and rebel group behaviour: Evidence from Nepal

Women, Gender and Terrorism: The Case of Türkiye

Kurdish gender politics: Funeral ceremonies of female fighters

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