| ID | 153612 |
| Title Proper | Building legitimacy |
| Other Title Information | interactional dynamics and the popular evaluation of the Kurdistan workers’ party (pkk) in Turkey |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Schoon, Eric W |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Previous research has identified a variety of general mechanisms to explain how insurgents build legitimacy. Yet, there is often a gap between these mechanisms and the interactional dynamics of insurgencies. This article attempts to bridge this gap through a theoretically informed analysis of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) insurgency in Turkey. I show how the PKK’s efforts to cultivate legitimacy, Turkey’s counterinsurgency strategies, and civilian perceptions of the PKK, all mutually influenced one another. Based on this analysis, I argue that the mechanisms that produce popular legitimacy coevolve with insurgents’ behaviors, states’ interventions, and civilians’ perceptions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 28, No.4-5; Aug-Oct 2017: p.734-754 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 28 No 4-5 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; Insurgency ; Turkey ; Legitimacy ; PKK ; Popular Support ; Kurdistan Workers Party |