Multiple and flexible identifications and the understanding of political voices of the Kurdish self |
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Authors: | Femke Sonnenschein |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, P.O. Box 9104, Nijmegen 6500 HE, The Netherlandsfemke_sonnenschein@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | This article addresses multiple ethnicity-related identifications of Kurdish migrants in Istanbul from the perspective of the ‘dialogical self,’ a model derived from psychology that takes the individual's self as the core of analysis and highly values the situational content in which identities become visible. This approach to identity allows us to see that the Kurdish self is creative and flexible in dealing with an ethnic identity that is subject to ambiguity and political interference. Additionally, this analysis enables us to grasp the meanings of Kurds' political narratives that are often misunderstood. |
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Keywords: | Turkey Kurds politics identity dialogical self ethnicity |
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