Who supports secession? The determinants of secessionist attitudes among Turkey's Kurds

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dc.citation.epage346en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber2en_US
dc.citation.spage325en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber22en_US
dc.contributor.authorSarigil, Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKarakoc, E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T11:12:55Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T11:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractWho supports secession in a multiethnic country? What factors lead to secessionist or separatist attitudes? Despite the substantial interest in secessionist movements, the micro-level factors and dynamics behind mass support for secession have been understudied. Using original and comprehensive data derived from two public opinion surveys, conducted in 2011 and 2013 with nationwide, representative samples, this study investigates the determinants of separatist attitudes among Turkey's Kurds. The empirical results show that perceptions of discrimination, ideological factors (i.e. a left-right division and partisanship), region and religious sect do affect support for secession. Our findings provide strong support for the grievance theory and, further, show that ideology is an important factor. However, the results call into question arguments drawing attention to the role of modernisation (i.e. socio-economic status) and of religiosity. The study also discusses some practical implications of the empirical findings. © ASEN/John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2016.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nana.12150en_US
dc.identifier.issn1354-5078
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/37419
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12150en_US
dc.source.titleNations and Nationalismen_US
dc.subjectAutonomyen_US
dc.subjectGrievance theoryen_US
dc.subjectKurdish issueen_US
dc.subjectPublic opinionen_US
dc.subjectReligiosityen_US
dc.subjectSecessionen_US
dc.subjectAutonomyen_US
dc.subjectModernizationen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionen_US
dc.subjectPublic attitudeen_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.titleWho supports secession? The determinants of secessionist attitudes among Turkey's Kurdsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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