« AVANÇONS À REBOURS, LES AMIS! » : CE QUE LA MASCULINITÉ ÉGALITAIRE PROPOSE POUR LE VIVRE ENSEMBLE EN TURQUIE
“LET'S MOVE BACKWARD, FRIENDS!”: WHAT EGALITARIAN MASCULINITY OFFERS FOR COEXISTENCE IN TURKEY
Author(s): Ahmet Kerem YılmazSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Civil Society, Sociology, Social development, Social differentiation, Studies in violence and power, Social Norms / Social Control, Globalization, Politics and Identity
Published by: Институт за балканистика с Център по тракология - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: hegemonic masculinity; crisis in the gender order; masculine domination; egalitarian masculinities; vivre ensemble;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines the possibilities for vivre ensemble (living together) that emerge through the discursive deconstruction of hegemonic masculinity and masculine domination. It employs a qualitative content analysis of social media posts published between 2020 and 2025 by two anti-violence, pro-feminist egalitarian masculinity collectives: Eleştirel Erkeklik Datça İnisiyatifi (Datça Critical Masculinity Initiative) and Eşitlikçi Erkekler Ağı (Egalitarian Men’s Network). These collectives have emerged within the context of the crisis in the gender order, to challenge masculine domination and to advocate for an egalitarian gender order. This research shows that these collectives produce discourses in which they critically interrogate their own relation to hegemonic masculinity and masculine domination, while also seeking to transform their masculinities. At the same time, they strive for a wider dissemination of egalitarian masculinities. These masculinities are open to feminist and LGBTQI+ movements and reflect a willingness to stand in solidarity with them.
Journal: Études balkaniques
- Issue Year: 2026
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 653-681
- Page Count: 29
- Language: French
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