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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

7. Securitization of the Alevis

Authors : Ihsan Yilmaz, Erdoan Shipoli, Mustafa Demir

Published in: Securitization and Authoritarianism

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

This chapter analyses the Turkish state’s relations with the Alevi community through securitization theory framework. The chapter firstly looks at the Alevis from a historical context, analysing both Kemalist and Erdoğanist policies, highlighting that despite the ideological differences between the AKP and the previous governments, for Alevis much has remained the same. Secondly, this chapter analyses the issue of Alevis through a securitization lens. It shows that de-securitization of an issue is not the end of the securitization, and political expedience can pave the way for re-securitization of every issue.

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Metadata
Title
Securitization of the Alevis
Authors
Ihsan Yilmaz
Erdoan Shipoli
Mustafa Demir
Copyright Year
2023
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Book
Securitization and Authoritarianism

Print ISBN: 978-981-9905-05-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-9905-06-5

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0506-5_7