Finguerut, Ariel

Noh, Yuree

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MALALA, São Paulo v. 8, n. 11, dez. 2020 9 entrevista  “THERE ARE MANY INSTITUTIONAL AND SOCIAL BARRIERS THAT HINDER WOMEN’S POLITICAL REPRESENTATION AND QUOTA SYSTEMCAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION” Yuree Noh2Revista Malala (RM)East studies? What is your current research?Yuree Noh (YN)onto graduate school to get a PhD in political science, my fascination of the region continued surveys in Algeria and Kuwait. with a focus on the MENA region, with cases studies of Algeria, Kuwait, and Morocco affect the magnitude and types of fraudulent strategies. A second set of my research entails RMYN1 2 Affairs, where she was previously a postdoctoral research fellow (2018-2019). She specializes in comparative electoral institution & manipulation, civil society, and gender politics in authoritarian regimes. MALALA, São Paulo v. 8, n. 11, dez. 202010 entrevista make legal changes. One movement that comes to mind is Abolish Article 153 of Kuwait. well as the man involved in the act. According to the law, such a crime is treated only as a misdemeanor punishable by a a network across the Gulf and the wider Arab world to abolish similar penal codes that grant men these power over women and to end gender-based violence. They have worked to raise awareness, advocate against the article, and to lobby the national assembly. To achieve their goals, they have adopted creative and engaging strategies such as creating videos, holding press conferences, involving foreign activists, and holding events.RM YNWomen are actively involved in the rallies and protests in hirak, the ongoing Algerian singers making popular music about peace, freedom and revolution. Adopting such tactics have contributed not only to calming the air but also to demonstrating that hirak in fact is Though these women faced some resentment and criticism, many men on the streets RMin the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), do you see common grounds? Would you risk making comparative studies between countries of the region? MALALA, São Paulo v. 8, n. 11, dez. 2020 11 entrevista YNadoption. There are also commonalities behind authoritarian incentives behind engineering monarchies and non-monarchies in the MENA. Tunisia and Morocco. We argue that the patterns are dependent on citizen perception higher trust in democratic institutions are more in favor of gender-egalitarian policies; however, for others, they may put emphasis in government performance (e.g. in the YNpolicies and other gender-egalitarian measures. They have often presented an obstacle to gender-egalitarian policies. RMpresence in parliaments- a force of progress or a throwback? YNparticipation that in turn leads to lower political participation for women. Additionally, are needed to boost the number of female MPs in the MENA region. representation in the Arab world (though other countries such as Tunisia had emerged on MALALA, São Paulo v. 8, n. 11, dez. 202012 entrevista top since then; this development again coincides with the implementation of 2014 legislative obstacle to gender-egalitarian policies. RMWhat do you think are the main methodological errors to be avoided when studying gender and feminism in Muslim countries?YN– often, those who dominate the policy making sphere, especially in the Muslim world. We need to take into account how male incentives play into various decision-making processes literatures out there to draw a correct conclusion.RMYNthese countries, note that it was the top-down initiatives from the leadership that contributed some societal backlashes in the short-term.)MALALA, São Paulo v. 8, n. 11, dez. 2020 13 entrevista RMWhat are the main effects of the Arab Spring for women in the countries that you researched and worked with?YNLebanon (and how women are actively part of mass protests in these places) sheds some light on how women can be active drivers of positive change in the world.RMin Parliament?YNevidence that in both countries, people from all parts of the society are involved regardless RMMALALA, São Paulo v. 8, n. 11, dez. 202014 entrevista YNrather than international factors (like international pressure from entities like the UN for 

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