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“Invisible sisters, invincible brothers:” tracing masculine domination within the Turkish left

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H. Bahadır Türk*
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Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract

A Bourdieusian analysis of gender relations within political organizations is highly instructive. This kind of analysis might provide insight into the intertwinement of gender and politics by illuminating the construction process of gendered political identities. Drawing upon memoirs written by the members of the left-wing organizations in Turkey and interviews conducted with them, this article argues that the narratives of members of the Turkish left reflect the multidimensional nature of what Pierre Bourdieu called masculine domination.

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Masculine dominationPierre Bourdieuhabitussymbolic violenceTurkish leftgender
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New Perspectives on Turkey , Volume 69 , November 2023 , pp. 92 - 110
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