Understanding young citizens’ political participation in Turkey

Does ‘being young’ matter

Bibliographic Data

ID21156540
AuthorsEmre Erdoğan (0000-0001-8352-4990, Department of International Relations, İstanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey, corresponding author), Pınar Uyan-Semerci (Department of International Relations, İstanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Year2017
Volume17
Issue1
Pages57-75
Publication date2017-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-3857 • E-ISSN: 1743-9639
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14683857.2016.1235000
OpenAlexW2528125775
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited42

Participation is key to the discussions of democracy and justice. For all citizens, no matter their differences, having the ability to participate is a difficult but required condition for a just and democratic political community. Based on the recent research on citizenship in Turkey, this article aims to explore, first, whether young citizens’ political participation shows a different pattern when compared to the rest of the population and, second, whether being young still determines the outcome when controlled for demographical factors and economic status. We then question whether belonging to different collective identities plays a different role in the way young citizens participate, and how. Last, mostly focusing on young citizens’ perceptions of the Gezi Park protests, the paper will discuss the role of politicized collective identities in the formation of conventional and unconventional political participation

Citizenship · Democracy · Economic Justice · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Turkey's Politics and Society