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      Politics, cultural heterogeneity and support for European Union membership in Turkey

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      Wuthrich, F. M.
      Ardağ, M. M.
      Uğur, D.
      Date
      2012
      Source Title
      Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea
      Print ISSN
      1468-3857
      Electronic ISSN
      1743-9639
      Publisher
      Routledge
      Volume
      12
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      45 - 62
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      This study analyses factors related to attitudes toward European Union (EU) accession, taking into account political affiliation, religious and ethnic identity, fear of foreign threat, utilitarian considerations, along with a number of other variables through a survey conducted among Turkish citizens in general and also among various Alevi communities. The results show that Alevi identity, in contrast to Kurdish background, was strongly indicative of positive attitudes toward the EU. Furthermore, in conjunction with existing literature on EU integration, political party affiliation, utilitarian concerns and fear of foreigners were associated with attitudes toward membership among all groups, while religiosity was not a significant determinant of attitudes toward the EU.
      Keywords
      Alevis
      European Union
      Kurds
      Political cueing
      Public opinion
      Turkey
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21568
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2012.661221
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