Yilmaz Intergroup Emotions and Competitive Victimhoods

Turkey’s Ethnic, Religious and Political Emigrant Groups in Australia
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-981-960702-0
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 299 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology

This book examines the narratives and collective emotions of diaspora groups who originate from Turkey and now live in Australia, focusing on their experiences of collective victimhood, competitive victimhood, and intergroup emotions in relation to other diaspora groups from Turkey. Based on 122 semi-structured extensive interviews with Armenians, Kurds, Alevis, Gülenists, Kemalists and Erdoganists, the book argues that, while in power, dominant groups driven by competitive victimhood often exhibit indifference toward the victimhood of other groups. This dynamic reflects how ressentiment can perpetuate cycles of oppression and antagonism. However, this pattern can shift when powerful groups find themselves in opposition. In such scenarios, they may become more attuned to the grievances of other groups.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yilmaz, Ihsan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter one: Introduction.- Chapter two: The Turkish Diaspora in Australia.- Chapter three: Kemalists.- Chapter four: Erdoganists.- Chapter five: Kurds.- Chapter six: Alevis.- Chapter seven: Armenians.- Chapter eight: Gülenists.- Chapter nine: Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Ihsan Yilmaz is research chair and professor of political science and international relations at Deakin University’s ADI (Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation). Previously, he worked at the Universities of Oxford and London. He researches on nation- building, citizenship, minorities, securitisation, intergroup emotions, populism, transnationalism, digital authoritarianism, and legal pluralism. Presently, he leads two Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery projects: “Civilisationist Mobilisation, Digital Technologies, and Social Cohesion: The Case of Turkish & Indian Diasporas in Australia” and “Religious Populism, Emotions, and Political Mobilisation: Civilisationism in Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan.” Additionally, he co-leads a 3-year Gerda Henkel Foundation project: “Smart Digital Technologies and the Future of Democracy in the Muslim World.” He is the author of many books, including most recently published  (2022) and (2021).