| ID | 129555 |
| Title Proper | When defense becomes offense |
| Other Title Information | the role of threat narratives in the Turkish civil war of the 1970s |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cinar, Meral Ugur |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the role of threat narratives in the process of group mobilization for political violence, focusing on the Turkish civil war of the 1970s. It argues that threat narratives promote political violence by identifying a certain politically mobilized group as "the enemy," and they incite fear in people against this group. Threat narratives further broaden the cycle of violence by deliberately conflating and expanding the category of the enemy and leaving no space for neutrality or moderation |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol.15, No.1; March 2014: p.1-11 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies Vol.15, No.1; March 2014: p.1-11 |
| Key Words | Anti-Leftist Propaganda ; Turkey ; Civil War ; Russia ; Eurasia ; Global Politics ; Political Mobilization ; Violence ; Ethnic Violence ; Political Violence ; Threat Narratives |