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The Symbolic Leverage: The Strategic Nomination of (Un)veiled Women in Polarized Turkey
Thu, April 3, 3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT), Palmer House Hilton, Floor: 3rd, Salon 3Brief Overview
I study the competition between Turkey's Islamist AKP and secularist CHP and find that the AKP strategically nominates unveiled women in CHP strongholds to attract secular voters, signal tolerance, and ease Islamization fears to win swing voters.