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War and peace in the age of corona: an analysis of support for repressive state policies in divided societies

Title	War and peace in the age of corona: an analysis of support for repressive state policies in divided societies
Author	Gurses, M., Paker, Evren Balta, Çelik, A. B.
Publication Date:	2022-03-15
Publication Place	- Taylor & Francis
Subject	COVID-19 pandemic, Ethnic conflict, Minority-majority relations, Polarization, Turkey
Type	Periodical
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID	1468-3849
Record ID	1becdf3b-e5ff-42a8-aa4d-c9594d52be92
Library Location	International Relations
Date	2022-03-15
Sample Text	Unlike various natural disasters that some studies have highlighted as potential contributors to peace, the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic is neither short-term nor regionally confined. Thus, rather than invoking a compassionate response, the pandemic is likely to aggravate pre-existing divisions and create an environment that accentuates survival over compassion. Building on a large probability survey data gathered in May 2020 in Turkey, we demonstrate that the pandemic has disproportionally affected minority Kurds and exacerbated pre-existing inequalities and social polarization. Results from a series of regression analyses show growing dissatisfaction with the Turkish government’s handling of the pandemic. However, this effect fails to translate into the sense of solidarity between majority Turks and minority Kurds necessary to build a peaceful society. Support for the government’s approach to the Kurdish opposition seems to be conditioned by social categorization and increasingly partisan political identities in Turkey.
DOI	10.1080/14683849.2021.1948331
Cilt	23

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War and peace in the age of corona: an analysis of support for repressive state policies in divided societies

Author Gurses, M., Paker, Evren Balta, Çelik, A. B.

Publication Date 2022-03-15

Publication Place - Taylor & Francis

Subject COVID-19 pandemic, Ethnic conflict, Minority-majority relations, Polarization, Turkey

Type Periodical

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Özyeğin University

Library Asset ID 1468-3849

Record ID 1becdf3b-e5ff-42a8-aa4d-c9594d52be92

Library Location International Relations

Date 2022-03-15

Sample Text Unlike various natural disasters that some studies have highlighted as potential contributors to peace, the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic is neither short-term nor regionally confined. Thus, rather than invoking a compassionate response, the pandemic is likely to aggravate pre-existing divisions and create an environment that accentuates survival over compassion. Building on a large probability survey data gathered in May 2020 in Turkey, we demonstrate that the pandemic has disproportionally affected minority Kurds and exacerbated pre-existing inequalities and social polarization. Results from a series of regression analyses show growing dissatisfaction with the Turkish government’s handling of the pandemic. However, this effect fails to translate into the sense of solidarity between majority Turks and minority Kurds necessary to build a peaceful society. Support for the government’s approach to the Kurdish opposition seems to be conditioned by social categorization and increasingly partisan political identities in Turkey.

DOI 10.1080/14683849.2021.1948331

Cilt 23