New Social Movements and the Armenian Question in Turkey

This book explores and comparatively assesses how Armenians as minorities have been represented in modern Turkey from the twentieth century through to the present day, with a particular focus on the period since the first electoral victory of the AKP (Justice and Development Party) in 2002. It examines how social movements led by intellectuals and activists have challenged the Turkish state and called for democratization, and explores key issues related to Armenian identity. Drawing on new social movements theory, this book sheds light on the dynamics of minority identity politics in contemporary Turkey and highlights the importance of political protest. 

Özlem Belçim Galip is Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford, UK. 

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Özlem Belçim Galip is Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford, UK.

Inhalt
Introduction1.1 Rationale for This Book1.2 Theoretical Approaches: A New Social Movements and Resource Mobilization Theory PerspectiveBibliography2 Revisiting Armenians in the Ottoman Empire: Deportations and AtrocitiesBibliography3 From Ottoman Millet to Turkish Citizens: 192320023.1 Denialism in Turkish Academia and LiteratureBibliography4 Hopes and Loss of Democratization Under AKP Government: From 2002 Onward4.1 After the First AKP Victory: A Relatively Liberal Environment4.2 Dink's Assassination Followed by 'Democratic Opening'4.3 Intolerance Toward Non-Muslims: Being Armenian in Turkey4.4 Erdogan's 'New Turkey': One-Man RuleBibliography5 Challenging the Turkish State's Denial of the Armenian Genocide5.1 The Rise of Civil Society: We Are All Hrant, We Are All Armenians5.2 Resource Mobilization: The Apology Campaign, Electoral Advocacy, Gezi Park Protests5.3 Mobilization Among Armenians in Istanbul5.4 Cultural and Symbolic Tactics: Networked Activism and Initiatives by Civil Society5.5 Retrieving 'Silenced Memories' Through the Movements5.6 Resistance Performance: Alternative Art, Music and Media5.7 The Rise and Revelation of Islamized Armenians5.8 The Kurds in the Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation ProcessBibliography6 Concluding RemarksBibliographyBibliographyIndex