Religion and ethno-nationalism: Turkey's Kurdish issue

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dc.citation.epage571en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber3en_US
dc.citation.spage551en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber19en_US
dc.contributor.authorSarıgil, Zekien_US
dc.contributor.authorFazlıoğlu, Ömeren_US
dc.coverage.spatialChicago, USAen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T09:37:44Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T09:37:44Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.descriptionDate of Conference: 12-15 April 2012
dc.descriptionConference name: 70th Annual MPSA (Midwest Political Science Association) Conference
dc.description.abstractOne approach within the Islamic camp treats Islam, which emphasizes overarching notions such as the 'Islamic brotherhood' and 'ummah', as incompatible with ethno-nationalist ideas and movements. It is, however, striking that in the last decades, several Islamic and conservative groups in Turkey have paid increasing attention to the Kurdish issue, supporting their ethnic demands and sentiments. Even more striking, the leftist, secular Kurdish ethno-nationalists have adopted a more welcoming attitude toward Islam. How can we explain such intriguing developments and shifts? Using original data derived from several elite interviews and a public opinion survey, this study shows that the struggle for Kurdish popular support and legitimacy has encouraged political elites from both camps to enrich their ideological toolbox by borrowing ideas and discourses from each other. Further, Turkish and Kurdish nationalists alike utilize Islamic discourses and ideas to legitimize their competing nationalist claims. Exploring such issues, the study also provides theoretical and policy implications. © ASEN/John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2013.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nana.12011en_US
dc.identifier.issn1354-5078
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/20904
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12011en_US
dc.source.title70th Annual MPSA (Midwest Political Science Association) Conference, 2012en_US
dc.source.titleNations and Nationalismen_US
dc.subjectIslamic brotherhooden_US
dc.subjectKurdish ethno-nationalismen_US
dc.subjectKurdish issueen_US
dc.subjectTurkish nationalismen_US
dc.subjectCultural influenceen_US
dc.subjectEthnopoliticsen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous populationen_US
dc.subjectIslamismen_US
dc.subjectNational identityen_US
dc.subjectNationalismen_US
dc.subjectPolitical geographyen_US
dc.subjectSocial movementen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleReligion and ethno-nationalism: Turkey's Kurdish issueen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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