Year 2024 – Özel Sayı FEJUST

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Ayşe Deniz Ünan Göktan  Dates: 25 December 2024 This study explores how epistemic injustice is represented in the discourse against gender equality policies in education in Türkiye, supported by the European Union. For this purpose, it firstly addresses the roots of the perception of epistemic superiority of the West, the historical background of EU-Türkiye relations and the main actors and strategies of anti-genderism, which become prominent in the discourses against Promoting Gender Equality in Education Project (ETCEP). Thereafter the study focuses on ETCEP as [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Deniz Bal Dates: 25 December 2024 The European Union (EU) stands as a leading actor in promoting and advancing gender equality both within its borders and globally. Throughout Turkey’s candidacy period of over twenty years, the EU’s influence in the field of gender equality has been examined, with the argument that Europeanisation has gradually shifted towards de-Europeanisation. This article problematizes the EU’s leadership in gender equality through the perspectives of feminist epistemic justice and colonial modernity, aiming to understand the dynamics shaping gender equality [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: İbrahim Ekrem Sarı, Ceren Orhan, Aybüke Ceren Çolakoğlu Dates: 25 December 2024 The European far right has gained prominence in many countries due to factors such as migrant crises, economic challenges, and the war in Ukraine. Once on the political margins, these parties have begun playing key roles in governments and coalition-building after electoral successes. This article explores how female leaders and other political figures of far-right parties in Europe and beyond incorporate feminist and queer elements into their nationalist rhetoric, showcasing how [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Burcu Özdemir-Sarıgil  Dates: 25 Aralık 2024 This article analyzes women’s participation in the European Union’s (EU) mediation efforts, using the case of peace negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia. The article combines the approaches of ‘meaningful participation,’ rooted in gender equality, alongside epistemic responsibility. Since 2011, the EU has mediated the peace talks, wielding significant influence over both parties, whıch have been candidates for EU membership. Given this influence, the study questions how and to what extent the EU has ensured women's equal and [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Ayşegül Gökalp Kutlu  Dates: 25 December 2025 This study relies on feminist standpoint epistemology and examines von der Leyen’s epistemic agency – her ability to use resources as Commission President during her first term effectively to alter the existing knowledge framework. As indicators of the von der Leyen Commission’s equality policies, this study focuses on her efforts to ensure equal representation in the College of Commissioners, the adoption of the Gender Equality Strategy, the Commission’s Directive on violence against women, and the process of EU [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Gonca Oğuz Gök  Dates: 25 December 2024 In efforts to bring local knowledge to a regional/global platform and introduce new concepts and definitions, international gender inequality indices and their selected indicators have become important references in the production and dissemination of knowledge related to gender inequality. Although the use of these indices by both academics and policymakers to assess gender inequality has increased over time, they are frequently criticized for their insufficiency in doing so and areas in need of improvement for better [...]