Introduction : The contemporary paradox -- Theoretical shortcomings and political implications. The ungendered accounts of capitalist development -- Conceptual abandonment of patriarchal labour exploitation -- Theorising the patriarchal system of exploitation -- Varieties of patriarchy and implications for capitalist development : the case of Turkey. New varieties of patriarchy : the early republican period -- Emergence of neoliberal patriarchy : the contemporary period -- Uneven and combined development of patriarchy -- The Turkish trajectory of social change : a comparative perspective -- Towards a new conception framework. Discussion : the patriarchal, capitalist and racist totality -- Conclusion : Drivers & dampeners of social change.
Summary:
"Recent decades have witnessed both a renewed energy in feminist activism and widespread attacks taking back hard-won rights. Despite powerful feminist movements, the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly undermined the progress women have struggled for decades to achieve; how can this be? What explains this paradox of a strong feminist movement coexisting with stubborn patriarchal arrangements? How can we stop the next global catastrophe initiating a similar backlash? This book suggests that the shortcomings of social theory prevent feminist strategies from initiating transformative changes and achieving permanent gains. It investigates the impact of theoretical shortcomings upon feminist strategies by engaging with two clusters of work: ungendered accounts of capitalist development and theories on gendered oppression and inequality. Decentring feminist theorising grounded in histories and developments of the global North, the book provides an original theory of the patriarchal system by analysing changes within its forms and degrees as well as investigating the relationship between the gender, class and race-ethnicity based inequalities. Turkey offers a case that challenges assumptions and calls for rethinking major feminist categories and theories thereby shedding light on the dynamics of social change in the global South. The timely intervention of this book is, therefore, crucial for feminist strategies going forward. The book emerges at the intersections between Gender, International Development, Political Economy, and Sociology and its main readership will be found in, but not limited to these disciplinary fields. The material covered in this book will be of great interest to students and researchers in these areas as well as policy makers and feminist activists"-- Provided by publisher.
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