Multiculturalism in Turkey: The Kurds and the State

ISBN-13: 9781108405935 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 206 str.

Durukan Kuzu

Opis

Looks at the situation of Kurds in Turkey through the lens of multiculturalism, giving us a fresh and new comparative perspective.

Recenzje

'Well-researched, thoughtful, and, thankfully, historically-rooted analysis of the Kurds and multiculturalism in Turkey. Must read for anyone interested in understanding the future of the Kurdish issue in Turkey.' Soner Cagaptay, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The theory of national minorities: from state nationalism to multiculturalism; 3. Multiculturalism for national minorities: one size does not fit all; 4. Turkey's Kurdish dilemma: 'segmented forms of assimilation'; 5. When multiculturalism does not fit: Kurds and Turkey in the 2000s; 6. Can multiculturalism really end ethnic conflicts?; 7. Conclusion.