Deniz Kandiyoti

Today, struggles for gender equality are at the heart of democratization movements in the Middle East and North Africa. In some states of this region, during the second half of the 20th century, a state feminism linked to the mandate of reformist leaders such as Ataturk, Bourguiba or Nasser was promoted, but factors such as economic liberalization, the resurrection of Islamic movements or the geopolitical upheavals after 9/11, reshaped society and the state, transforming also this initial phase of the women's movement. Professor Deniz Kandiyoti speaks in this session on the evolution of these movements and the new stage of gender demands initiated with the Arab uprisings of a decade ago.

This event includes also the inauguration of the Fred Halliday Award, which commemorates the figure of the Professor of International Relations and collaborator of the CCCB, and which will be dedicated to supporting outstanding academics who devote their research to the study of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

The event inaugurates the first edition of the Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.