Grounding cosmopolitanism: Theory and practice through the prism of women’s rights
Conference to be held in Istanbul.
This event follows and expands on the framework and research we have recently published in Theory & Society and the discussion we had organized in May 2012 with the participation of Seyla Benhabib, Ayse Kadioglu, Fuat Keyman, and Meyda Yegenoglu. The conference aims to bring together and facilitate dialogue between leading theorists, scholars conducting fieldwork, and activists to analyze the modalities of mutual recognition in practice in relation to cross-cutting cleavages and aspirations that mark women’s movements. Women’s rights represent a promising foil for exploring the tensions involved in the cosmopolitan framework, at once presenting a universal challenge and conjuring up thick significations. We wish to explore these questions particularly in relation to the women’s movements in the Middle East and the Balkans.
Deadline: January 4