CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Atanasova, Maria |
|---|---|
| Title | How Do The State And Society Talk About Violence? The Multiple Actors In The Bulgarian Case Of The Istanbul Convention |
| Summary | The present thesis examines a case of plurality regarding the question of how the Bulgarian state and society discuss gender-based violence. By examining the multiple actors in the debate about the Istanbul Convention and the Bulgarian government’s reaction, I analyze the emergence of an institutional language and the usage of terms such as “gender”, “gender ideology” and “pink liberals" to transform the message about gender-based violence into jokes that appeared in everyday life about homosexuality. As a result, the discussion about gender-based violence in Bulgaria could not continue and the Istanbul Convention was not ratified, mainly because of the nationalist party’s linguistic strategy. By analyzing this process, the thesis aims to open a new discussion about gender-based violence and the situation of feminism in Bulgaria. |
| Supervisor | Andreea Nicutar |
| Department | Romani Studies Ps |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/atanasova_maria.pdf |
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