An Analysis of the Headscarf Issue in Feminist Debates in Germany

KOYUNCU LORASDAĞI B., Onur Ince H.

ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, cilt.6, sa.24, ss.81-97, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 24
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-97
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study intends to be a discussion of the headscarf issue in the German context. Germany stands as a peculiar case with its return to its historical background as a culture-oriented nation after the Second World War. In this article, it is contended that this orientation evinces itself in the feminist debates on the headscarf affair in Germany. Thus the aim here is to reveal that in the 2000s both in pro and contra-headscarf feminist debates, the headscarf issue, in the specific case of Germany, is restricted to be understood as a cultural matter.