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Explaining Anti‐Kurdish Beliefs in Turkey: Group Competition, Identity, and Globalization

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  • Jeffrey C. Dixon
  • Murat Ergin

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Objective. In the wake of Turkey's EU candidacy and the U.S.‐led war in Iraq, Turkey's Kurdish question has drawn international attention. Due to previous data limitations, ours is the first article to analyze what explains anti‐Kurdish beliefs in Turkey using nationally representative survey data. Methods. Through descriptive analyses and partial proportional odds models of the Pew Global Attitudes Survey (2002), we examine the extent and sources of these beliefs. Results. We find high levels of anti‐Kurdish beliefs in Turkey, but little evidence of group competition/material interests shaping these beliefs; rather, nationalism, secularism, and, somewhat surprisingly, favorable evaluations of globalization better explain anti‐Kurdish beliefs. Conclusion. Although broad processes of social‐dominance orientation and authoritarianism may be factors working in the background, anti‐Kurdish beliefs are better explained by the peculiar case of modernization in Turkey and these anti‐Kurdish beliefs may be different from negative beliefs about other minorities.

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  • Jeffrey C. Dixon & Murat Ergin, 2010. "Explaining Anti‐Kurdish Beliefs in Turkey: Group Competition, Identity, and Globalization," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 91(5), pages 1329-1348, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:91:y:2010:i:5:p:1329-1348
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00734.x
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    1. Rania Gihleb & Osea Giuntella & Luca Stella, 2022. "Exposure to Past Immigration Waves and Attitudes toward Newcomers," NBER Working Papers 30473, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Binnur Balkan & Seyit Mümin Cilasun, 2018. "Ethnic Discrimination in the Turkish Labor Market: Evidence From Survey and Field Data," Working Papers 1197, Economic Research Forum, revised 24 May 2018.

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