Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Yesevi Ç. G., Zihnioğlu Ö.(Yürütücü)
Diğer Ülkelerin Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları Tarafından Desteklenmiş Proje, 2020 - 2023
Ultranationalist Mobilisation and Pathways to Radicalisation
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of ultra-nationalist mass (re-)mobilisation in Turkey. New ultranationalist groups mobilised since 2016, conservative nationalist organisations established in the mid-2000s have recently turned to violence, and older nationalist paramilitary groups have re-mobilised. These groups employ a blend of ultra-nationalist and Islamist narratives, attract large masses and sometimes resort to violence. This project will examine how and the extent to which the ultra-nationalist groups lead to violent extremism by analysing the extremist propaganda produced, discourse and narratives used, mobilisation tactics employed and the role these groups play within their constituencies. Drawing on 55 interviews, one focus group and directed content analysis of social media accounts, this project aims to understand whether this recent ultra-nationalist mass mobilisation is a threat to further violent radicalisation in Turkey and a pathway for Islamist radicalisation. Research findings will also contribute to the efforts to prevent or counter radicalisation.