When democratization radicalizes
The Kurdish nationalist movement in Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3916645 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Güneş Murat Tezcür (0000-0002-5722-6209, Loyola University Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 775-789 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343310386156 |
| OpenAlex | W2080062171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 46 |
| References cited | 73 |
This article addresses a historical puzzle: Why did the insurgent PKK (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan), which was militarily defeated, which renounced the goal of secession, and whose leader was under the custody of the Turkish state, remobilize its armed forces in a time when opportunities for the peaceful solution of the Kurdish question were unprecedented in Turkey? The PKK's radicalization at a period of EU-induced democratization in Turkey counters the conventional argument that fostering democracy would reduce the problems of ethnic conflict. Explanations based on resource mobilization, political opportunity structures, and cognitive framing fail to provide a satisfactory answer. The article argues that democratization will not necessarily facilitate the end of violent conflict as long as it introduces competition that challenges the political hegemony of the insurgent organization over its ethnic constituency. Under the dynamics of competition, the survival of the organization necessitates radicalization rather than moderation. As long as the insurgent organization successfully recruits new militants, democratization is not a panacea to violent conflict. The findings indicate that research on the micro-level dynamics of insurgency recruitment will contribute to a better understanding of ethnic conflict management. Data come from multiple sources including ethnographic fieldwork, statistical analyses of quantitative data (i.e. spatial clustering and ecological inference), and systematic reading of original documents
Democracy · Democratization · Ethnic conflict · Hegemony · Insurgency · Opportunity structures · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Radicalization · Sociology · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 46 |
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| Citations per year | 2,71 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |