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      Exploring the roots and dynamics of Kurdish ethno-nationalism in Turkey

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      Author(s)
      Sarıgıl, Z.
      Fazlıoglu, O.
      Date
      2014
      Source Title
      Nations and Nationalism
      Print ISSN
      1354-5078
      Publisher
      Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
      Volume
      20
      Issue
      3
      Pages
      436 - 458
      Language
      English
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      Article
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      Abstract
      Using comprehensive and original data derived from a recent major public opinion survey, this study examines an under-investigated aspect of the Kurdish issue in Turkey: the dynamics and factors behind Kurdish ethno-nationalism at a mass level. The empirical findings disprove the conventional socio-economic peace and Islamic-peace hypotheses around this issue, and our statistical analyses provide strong support for the relative deprivation hypothesis, i.e. that those who think the Turkish state discriminates against Kurds are more likely to have ethno-nationalist orientations. Multivariate analyses further show that religious sectarian differences among Kurds (i.e. the Hanefi-Shafi division) matter: the more religious Shafi Kurds have a stronger ethnic consciousness and a higher degree of ethno-nationalism. The study also provides a discussion of the broader theoretical and practical implications of the empirical findings, which may provide insights into conflict resolution prospects in countries with a Kurdish population. © ASEN/John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2014.
      Keywords
      Hanefi-Shafi division
      Islamic peace
      Kurdish ethno-nationalism
      Public opinion
      Relative deprivation
      Socio-economic peace
      Conflict management
      Nationalism
      Peace process
      Peacekeeping
      Socioeconomic conditions
      Turkey
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/26432
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12058
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