‘Names will never hurt us’: A qualitative exploration of çapulcu identity through the eyes of Gezi Park protesters

Name: ‘Names will never hurt us’: A qualitative exploration of çapulcu identity through the eyes of Gezi Park protesters
Author: Uluğ, Ö. M., Acar, Yasemin Gülsüm

İsim	‘Names will never hurt us’: A qualitative exploration of çapulcu identity through the eyes of Gezi Park protesters
Yazar	Uluğ, Ö. M., Acar, Yasemin Gülsüm
Basım Tarihi:	2019-07
Basım Yeri	- Wiley
Konu	Capulcu, Gezi protests, Prototypicality, Social identity, Social norms, Turkey
Tür	Süreli Yayın
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	Özyeğin Üniversitesi
Demirbaş Numarası	0144-6665
Kayıt Numarası	bc31852f-5ce0-4e0d-b3ec-ebebba90d396
Lokasyon	Psychology
Tarih	2019-07
Örnek Metin	While there is a wealth of literature on how and why people engage in collective action, there has been comparably less focus on the way identities that have emerged (as compared to how they are consolidated or politicized) through crowd action are understood and explained by those who carry those identities, as well as the particular importance of norm formation and adherence in this process. The Gezi Park protests in Turkey allowed studying exactly how a newly created identity - capulcu identity [Turkish for looters] - can be perceived by the protesters. The present study utilizes a qualitative approach to explore how the capulcu identity was understood by people who participated in the Gezi Park protests, as well as the norms and prototypes associated with that identity. More specifically, we investigated perceptions of (1) the defining characteristics of a new identity (i.e., meaning of capulcu), (2) prototypicality (i.e., typical capulcu), (3) expectations of capulcu behaviour in terms of social norms, and (4) out-group definitions (i.e., differentiating a capulcu from a non-capulcu). We used a survey with open-ended questions to explore capulcu identity and analysed the data from 196 participants using qualitative content analysis. Results highlighted the important defining characteristics of capulcu identity, how this identity is positioned in relation to the newly created out-group (i.e., government supporters), and social norms based on this newly created identity. We discuss the meanings of identity characteristics and social norms in the political context of Turkey in relation to existing collective action models, as well as why we need to examine identities that come about during protests qualitatively.
DOI	10.1111/bjso.12305
Cilt	58

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‘Names will never hurt us’: A qualitative exploration of çapulcu identity through the eyes of Gezi Park protesters

Yazar Uluğ, Ö. M., Acar, Yasemin Gülsüm

Basım Tarihi 2019-07

Basım Yeri - Wiley

Konu Capulcu, Gezi protests, Prototypicality, Social identity, Social norms, Turkey

Tür Süreli Yayın

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane Özyeğin Üniversitesi

Demirbaş Numarası 0144-6665

Kayıt Numarası bc31852f-5ce0-4e0d-b3ec-ebebba90d396

Lokasyon Psychology

Tarih 2019-07

Örnek Metin While there is a wealth of literature on how and why people engage in collective action, there has been comparably less focus on the way identities that have emerged (as compared to how they are consolidated or politicized) through crowd action are understood and explained by those who carry those identities, as well as the particular importance of norm formation and adherence in this process. The Gezi Park protests in Turkey allowed studying exactly how a newly created identity - capulcu identity [Turkish for looters] - can be perceived by the protesters. The present study utilizes a qualitative approach to explore how the capulcu identity was understood by people who participated in the Gezi Park protests, as well as the norms and prototypes associated with that identity. More specifically, we investigated perceptions of (1) the defining characteristics of a new identity (i.e., meaning of capulcu), (2) prototypicality (i.e., typical capulcu), (3) expectations of capulcu behaviour in terms of social norms, and (4) out-group definitions (i.e., differentiating a capulcu from a non-capulcu). We used a survey with open-ended questions to explore capulcu identity and analysed the data from 196 participants using qualitative content analysis. Results highlighted the important defining characteristics of capulcu identity, how this identity is positioned in relation to the newly created out-group (i.e., government supporters), and social norms based on this newly created identity. We discuss the meanings of identity characteristics and social norms in the political context of Turkey in relation to existing collective action models, as well as why we need to examine identities that come about during protests qualitatively.

DOI 10.1111/bjso.12305

Cilt 58