| ID | 132200 |
| Title Proper | Polarization trap |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kibris, Arzu |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article studies the association between ethnic conflicts and political attitudes. It employs a new data set on the casualties of the ethnic conflict in Turkey to identify the effects of the Kurdish insurgency on the electoral behavior of the Turkish voters. The results indicate that the conflict leads to the political polarization of the society along ethnic nationalist lines. Further investigation of the data also provides some empirical support for the constructivist argument that the salience of ethnic identities is subject to change in response to external stimuli, of which ethnic conflict constitutes a drastic example. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 37, No.6; Jun 2014: p.492-522 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 37, No.6; Jun 2014: p.492-522 |
| Key Words | Ethnic Conflicts ; Turkey ; Kurdish Insurgency ; Turkish Voters ; Political Polarization ; Ethnic Identities |