Kurdish transformative politics in Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19002524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosa Burç (0000-0002-1846-6955, Scuola Normale Superiore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-26 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2049-1115 • E-ISSN: 2575-1433 |
| Publisher | HAU-N.E.T (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1086/719163 |
| OpenAlex | W4281396139 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article discusses the transformative potential of Turkey’s pro-democracy movement which has emerged out of a long history of Kurdish political struggle. It looks at the development of a two-fold strategy that understands internal transformation as a precondition for democratic transition in Turkey. The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been the most recent iteration of this strategic and ideological reconfiguration. Built on in-depth interviews with key movement actors, this article examines (1) the historical context out of which the HDP materialized, (2) the politics introduced as democratic autonomy, (3) the transformative potential of the party’s women’s politics, (4) the limits of debates on “Türkiyelileşme,” and (5) the role of the non-Kurdish opposition. Assessing the opportunities and impasses, I argue that, despite the recent state-orchestrated clampdown on Kurdish politics and its sites of articulation, Kurdish transformative politics remain a key asset for democratic transition in Turkey, though facing internal and external challenges
Autonomy · Democracy · Democratization · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transformative learning · Gender Politics and Representation · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society
Clashes, collaborations and convergences
The Transformation of Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Democratic Movement
One state, one nation, one flag—one gender? HDP as a challenger of the Turkish nation state and its gendered perspectives
The Kurdish Issue in June 2011 Elections
Turkey’s deepening authoritarianism and the fall of electoral democracy
Rising competitive authoritarianism in Turkey
Allies and Enemies
Reconsidering nationalism and feminism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |