Village Guards as “In Between” in the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict: Re-Examining Identity and Position in Intergroup Conflict

Abstract: The current paper utilizes new approaches in intergroup conflict studies to examine the village guard system and its role in the Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Turkey. Recent work suggests that a two-group paradigm in researching intergroup conflict leaves out important contextual factors that influence trajectories and outcomes of conflict. The current paper is based on a project examining the views of 63 active and retired village guards in five provinces in eastern Turkey. Participants were asked how they became village guards, their experiences while holding the position and after they’ve retired, their relationship with neighbors and neighboring villages, as well as their views on the peace process and whether they believe a lasting peace is possible. Results indicate that village guards became guards either because their tribe took arms as a whole, they felt economically there were few other options, or were pressured by the state. Participants also reported feeling otherized by.... https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/5171

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Village Guards as “In Between” in the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict: Re-Examining Identity and Position in Intergroup Conflict ; volume:7 ; number:2 ; day:18 ; month:12 ; year:2019 ; Journal of social and political psychology ; 7, Heft 2 (18.12.2019)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Acar, Yasemin Gülsüm

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/jspp.v7i2.854
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021032004271333812287
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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