Resilience as emancipation: gendered development planning as a risk factor in disasters and women’s strategic needs in Turkey
Turkish Studies, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2026.2710709
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Studies
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, MLA International Bibliography, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), Social Sciences Abstracts, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: care work, development planning, disaster, emancipation, gender, Resilience
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The February 6 earthquakes in Turkey exposed gendered vulnerabilities and the state's failure to address structural inequalities through gender-sensitive development planning. This study critiques pre- and post-disaster plans for perpetuating pro-status quo resilience that neglects women's strategic needs. Drawing on transdisciplinary research on gender, disaster, development, and Critical Security Studies, it redefines resilience as emancipation, emphasizing the dismantling of structural inequalities rooted in the sexual division of labor, caregiving burdens, violence against women, and exclusion from decision-making. Framing disasters as gendered development problems, the study underscores the state's responsibility to foster emancipatory resilience by addressing women's strategic needs before disasters.