Umut Özkırımlı
Biographic Data
| ID | 4377340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Umut Özkırımlı |
| GIVEN NAMES | Umut |
| FAMILY NAME | Özkırımlı |
| SIGNATURE | OZKIRIMLI U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0811-0357 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Theories of Nationalism
How to Liquidate a People? Academic Freedom in Turkey and Beyond
He could not have foreseen that the simple act of signing a petition would become a life-transforming—in fact, ultimately, a ‘life-ending’—experience. For him, a young doctoral candidate at the Fac
Cosmopolitanism
Derived from the Greek kosmos and politēs , the term cosmopolitanism literally means “citizen of the world.” As an ethical outlook, cosmopolitanism asserts that all human beings have equal moral worth. The origins of cosmopolitanism are commonly traced back to Stoicism, and later to Kant and the Enlightenment. Reflecting this heritage, contemporary moral cosmopolitans argue that the individual should be the ultimate unit of moral concern, irrespe…
Transcendence of Nationalism
The future of nations and nationalism appears to many to be more uncertain than ever in view of the growing interdependence of the planet. The question of whether globalization heralds the end of nationalism cannot be answered properly without distinguishing between nation and state . In the case of the state, the question is whether states can preserve their sovereignty intact in an age when politics is conducted at a supranational and subnation…
The making of a protest movement in Turkey
No one could have predicted that a peaceful sit-in to counter government plans to raze Istanbul's Gezi park would escalate into a country-wide protest movement, arguably the most serious political crisis Turkey, a country often hailed as a 'model' in the region, has faced in the last ten years. The protests left 8 dead, more than 8,000 wounded, and the country deeply polarized. Much ink has been spilled since June 2013 to explain the Gezi protest…
Multiculturalism, recognition and the “Kurdish question” in Turkey
Despite the ever-growing literature on various aspects of the Kurdish question in Turkey, there are practically no normative discussions of Kurdish demands for the public recognition of their identities. This is all the more startling given the ascendancy of philosophical accounts in the literature on minority rights. This article will try to redress the balance by proposing a normative framework that could be used to justify Kurdish demands for …
Vigilance and Apprehension
The aim of this paper is to discuss the ‘Kurdish question’ in Turkey within the framework of the current debates on the ‘death of multiculturalism’. Contra what I would call ‘multikulti-sceptics’, I contend that it is too early to compose an epitaph for multiculturalism, both as practice and as ideology, that there is no binary opposition between a form of rights-based multiculturalism on the one hand, and universal human rights, democratic const…
Passionately internationalist
The aim of this academic obituary is to briefly consider Fred Halliday's (1946‐2010) contribution to nationalism studies. The article will first discuss Halliday's understanding of nationalism, which he defines as a set of ideas that asserts that the world is divided into distinct peoples with a particular history and various entitlements, and his position in the theoretical debate on nationalism. It will then focus on Halliday's combat with the …
And People's Concerns Were Genuine
The aim of this article is to draw attention to the dangerous, indeed poisonous, nature of the current debates on immigration and multiculturalism in today's ‘omniphobic’ Europe, plagued not only by a severe economic crisis, but also a more general normative crisis, a ‘crisis of values’ so to speak, which has been consistently overlooked or manipulated by politicians and academics alike, or reduced to an epiphenomenon bound to disappear when fina…
National Days
Nationalism
Nationalism: theories and cases, by Erika Harris, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2009, x + 214 pp., £60.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-7486-1558-2, £19.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-7486-1559-9 Eri
Pater familias and homo nationalis
The aim of this article is to question, on the basis of the findings of a public opinion survey conducted by the authors in February 2006, the commonsense belief in the recent rise of nationalism in Turkey. Building on a conceptual and theoretical framework that rejects the view of nationalism as a conjunctural force that waxes and wanes in particular historical moments, the article will explore how nationalism is understood by the ‘people on the…
Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle
Foreword A.Aktar, N.Kizilyurek& U.Ozkirimli Introduction Bringing History back into Nationalism? J.Breuilly TURKISH AND GREEK NATIONALISMS: PAST AND PRESENT Conversion of 'Country' into a 'Fatherland': The Case of Turkification Examined, 1923-1934 A.Aktar The Use and Abuse of Archaeology and Anthropology in Formulating Turkish National Narrative S.Aydin Turkish Nationalism Reconsidered: The 'Heaviness' of State-patriotism in Nation-Building G.G.O…
Debate on John Hutchinson'sNations as Zones of Conflict
Nationalism Theory Debate
Contemporary Debates on Nationalism
Nationalism and Political Identity
The Limits of Nationalism
Nationalism and Its Futures
The nation as an artichoke? A critique of ethnosymbolist interpretations of nationalism
The aim of this article is to offer a critique of ethnosymbolism in the light of recent approaches to nations and nationalism. The article will engage with ethnosymbolist interpretations on three different levels. Since ethnosymbolists present their approach as an attempt to revise the modernist analysis from within, it will first address their critique of modernism. It will then assess the analytical contributions of ethnosymbolism, focusing in …
Reproducing the nation
Nationalism is an elusive concept, resisting all attempts at formulating an allembracing definition. Despite this Janus-faced character, however, the literature on nationalism abounds with definitions and theories designed to explain its rise. In a groundbreaking study, Michael Billig (1995) challenges the orthodox conceptions of nationalism and introduces the term `banal nationalism' to cover all those unnoticed, routine practices and ideologica…
The nation as an artichoke? A critique of ethnosymbolist interpretations of nationalism
The aim of this article is to offer a critique of ethnosymbolism in the light of recent approaches to nations and nationalism. The article will engage with ethnosymbolist interpretations on three different levels. Since ethnosymbolists present their approach as an attempt to revise the modernist analysis from within, it will first address their critique of modernism. It will then assess the analytical contributions of ethnosymbolism, focusing in …
How to Liquidate a People? Academic Freedom in Turkey and Beyond
He could not have foreseen that the simple act of signing a petition would become a life-transforming—in fact, ultimately, a ‘life-ending’—experience. For him, a young doctoral candidate at the Fac
Reproducing the nation
Nationalism is an elusive concept, resisting all attempts at formulating an allembracing definition. Despite this Janus-faced character, however, the literature on nationalism abounds with definitions and theories designed to explain its rise. In a groundbreaking study, Michael Billig (1995) challenges the orthodox conceptions of nationalism and introduces the term `banal nationalism' to cover all those unnoticed, routine practices and ideologica…
Nationalism Theory Debate
Pater familias and homo nationalis
The aim of this article is to question, on the basis of the findings of a public opinion survey conducted by the authors in February 2006, the commonsense belief in the recent rise of nationalism in Turkey. Building on a conceptual and theoretical framework that rejects the view of nationalism as a conjunctural force that waxes and wanes in particular historical moments, the article will explore how nationalism is understood by the ‘people on the…
Debate on John Hutchinson'sNations as Zones of Conflict
Multiculturalism, recognition and the “Kurdish question” in Turkey
Despite the ever-growing literature on various aspects of the Kurdish question in Turkey, there are practically no normative discussions of Kurdish demands for the public recognition of their identities. This is all the more startling given the ascendancy of philosophical accounts in the literature on minority rights. This article will try to redress the balance by proposing a normative framework that could be used to justify Kurdish demands for …
Nationalism and Political Identity
Vigilance and Apprehension
The aim of this paper is to discuss the ‘Kurdish question’ in Turkey within the framework of the current debates on the ‘death of multiculturalism’. Contra what I would call ‘multikulti-sceptics’, I contend that it is too early to compose an epitaph for multiculturalism, both as practice and as ideology, that there is no binary opposition between a form of rights-based multiculturalism on the one hand, and universal human rights, democratic const…
Reproducing the nation
Nationalism is an elusive concept, resisting all attempts at formulating an allembracing definition. Despite this Janus-faced character, however, the literature on nationalism abounds with definitions and theories designed to explain its rise. In a groundbreaking study, Michael Billig (1995) challenges the orthodox conceptions of nationalism and introduces the term `banal nationalism' to cover all those unnoticed, routine practices and ideologica…
Nationalism and Its Futures
The nation as an artichoke? A critique of ethnosymbolist interpretations of nationalism
The aim of this article is to offer a critique of ethnosymbolism in the light of recent approaches to nations and nationalism. The article will engage with ethnosymbolist interpretations on three different levels. Since ethnosymbolists present their approach as an attempt to revise the modernist analysis from within, it will first address their critique of modernism. It will then assess the analytical contributions of ethnosymbolism, focusing in …
The Limits of Nationalism
Contemporary Debates on Nationalism
Nationalism and Political Identity
Nationalism Theory Debate
Debate on John Hutchinson'sNations as Zones of Conflict
Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle
Foreword A.Aktar, N.Kizilyurek& U.Ozkirimli Introduction Bringing History back into Nationalism? J.Breuilly TURKISH AND GREEK NATIONALISMS: PAST AND PRESENT Conversion of 'Country' into a 'Fatherland': The Case of Turkification Examined, 1923-1934 A.Aktar The Use and Abuse of Archaeology and Anthropology in Formulating Turkish National Narrative S.Aydin Turkish Nationalism Reconsidered: The 'Heaviness' of State-patriotism in Nation-Building G.G.O…
National Days
Nationalism
Nationalism: theories and cases, by Erika Harris, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2009, x + 214 pp., £60.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-7486-1558-2, £19.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-7486-1559-9 Eri
Pater familias and homo nationalis
The aim of this article is to question, on the basis of the findings of a public opinion survey conducted by the authors in February 2006, the commonsense belief in the recent rise of nationalism in Turkey. Building on a conceptual and theoretical framework that rejects the view of nationalism as a conjunctural force that waxes and wanes in particular historical moments, the article will explore how nationalism is understood by the ‘people on the…
And People's Concerns Were Genuine
The aim of this article is to draw attention to the dangerous, indeed poisonous, nature of the current debates on immigration and multiculturalism in today's ‘omniphobic’ Europe, plagued not only by a severe economic crisis, but also a more general normative crisis, a ‘crisis of values’ so to speak, which has been consistently overlooked or manipulated by politicians and academics alike, or reduced to an epiphenomenon bound to disappear when fina…
Vigilance and Apprehension
The aim of this paper is to discuss the ‘Kurdish question’ in Turkey within the framework of the current debates on the ‘death of multiculturalism’. Contra what I would call ‘multikulti-sceptics’, I contend that it is too early to compose an epitaph for multiculturalism, both as practice and as ideology, that there is no binary opposition between a form of rights-based multiculturalism on the one hand, and universal human rights, democratic const…
Passionately internationalist
The aim of this academic obituary is to briefly consider Fred Halliday's (1946‐2010) contribution to nationalism studies. The article will first discuss Halliday's understanding of nationalism, which he defines as a set of ideas that asserts that the world is divided into distinct peoples with a particular history and various entitlements, and his position in the theoretical debate on nationalism. It will then focus on Halliday's combat with the …
The making of a protest movement in Turkey
No one could have predicted that a peaceful sit-in to counter government plans to raze Istanbul's Gezi park would escalate into a country-wide protest movement, arguably the most serious political crisis Turkey, a country often hailed as a 'model' in the region, has faced in the last ten years. The protests left 8 dead, more than 8,000 wounded, and the country deeply polarized. Much ink has been spilled since June 2013 to explain the Gezi protest…
Multiculturalism, recognition and the “Kurdish question” in Turkey
Despite the ever-growing literature on various aspects of the Kurdish question in Turkey, there are practically no normative discussions of Kurdish demands for the public recognition of their identities. This is all the more startling given the ascendancy of philosophical accounts in the literature on minority rights. This article will try to redress the balance by proposing a normative framework that could be used to justify Kurdish demands for …
Cosmopolitanism
Derived from the Greek kosmos and politēs , the term cosmopolitanism literally means “citizen of the world.” As an ethical outlook, cosmopolitanism asserts that all human beings have equal moral worth. The origins of cosmopolitanism are commonly traced back to Stoicism, and later to Kant and the Enlightenment. Reflecting this heritage, contemporary moral cosmopolitans argue that the individual should be the ultimate unit of moral concern, irrespe…
Transcendence of Nationalism
The future of nations and nationalism appears to many to be more uncertain than ever in view of the growing interdependence of the planet. The question of whether globalization heralds the end of nationalism cannot be answered properly without distinguishing between nation and state . In the case of the state, the question is whether states can preserve their sovereignty intact in an age when politics is conducted at a supranational and subnation…
Theories of Nationalism
How to Liquidate a People? Academic Freedom in Turkey and Beyond
He could not have foreseen that the simple act of signing a petition would become a life-transforming—in fact, ultimately, a ‘life-ending’—experience. For him, a young doctoral candidate at the Fac
Law (20 works) · Political science (20 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Politics (17 works) · Philosophy (16 works) · Law (14 works) · Nationalism (14 works) · Philosophy (11 works) · Epistemology (10 works) · Aesthetics (6 works)