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In "Symbolic Leverage" @elifsarigenc.bsky.social‬ examines how (non)veiled women are strategically nominated by political parties to run for mayoral seats as an appeal to rival party voters.

🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟
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Thrilled to announce my new article, "Symbolic Leverage: Nominating (Non)Veiled Women as an Electoral Competition Strategy in Polarized Turkey," is now published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social and available as First View (Open Access)! 🇹🇷♀️🗳️ (Thread 👇)
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Some exciting professional news! My article, "Symbolic Leverage: Nominating (Non)veiled Women as an Electoral Competition Strategy in Polarized Turkey," has been officially accepted & is forthcoming in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! I couldn't be more delighted! 🎉 #Gendersky

Why Turkey’s democratic future matters for the world | Opinion

https://www.ft.com/content/4bf40350-ea4f-4b24-b8a1-c85d9277e6cc

For every one man whose career is derailed because of a false accusation of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or rape there are 100s (1000s?) of women whose careers are derailed because they were harassed, assaulted, or raped.

If only the punditry cared as much about the latter as the former.

This is a growing list of scholars who study gender and women’s representation in authoritarian regimes.
If I missed you, please reply to be added. Also, feel free to share this list and mention any names you think should be included.
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Bluesky’a yeni katılan dostlar;

Özgür maviliklere bağımsız gazetecilikle yelken açıyoruz…

Sizlerde Bluesky’da bu listedeki hesapları takip ederek ve bu postu paylaşarak destek olabilir, sesimize ses vermiş olursunuz…

Sevgi ile umut ile… 🌺✌️🌞

(Bu postu paylaşalım 🙈)

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Students/scholar at any level working on/in/from MENA. Consider joining a virtual zoom working/writing space created by my colleague and friend @liselhintz.bsky.social. I help facilitate 1 session/week and there are several others. Feel free to contact me. More info can be found in this article. 👇👇

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We noticed there wasn't a starter pack on authoritarian politics yet – Now there is!

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This is a growing list of scholars who study gender and women’s representation in authoritarian regimes.
If I missed you, please reply to be added. Also, feel free to share this list and mention any names you think should be included.
Thanks! #gendersky #polisky #Gendersky
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“an alarming and relentless surge in legal harassment against women journalists in Turkey” www.womeninjournalism.org/infocus-all/...

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Despite an unfair playing field, the CHP, the main opposition party in Turkey, achieved a remarkable victory in the municipal elections today.

The CHP won the majority of municipal elections and secured the highest share of votes across the country.

A new era begins in Turkey!

Don't miss @elifsarigenc.bsky.social's research on gender diplomacy at tomorrow's virtual research seminar! It's this Friday at 2pm Eastern, and you can register here for the link:

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Abortion's higher polarization compared to recreational marijuana really jumps off the page

At some point, we should ask how this enhances our lives.