The Kurdish Movement in Turkey

"Published in Association with the British Institute at Ankara. Both theoretically informed and drawing upon empirical research in the form of interviews with Kurdish and Turkish activists, non-activists and political representatives, this book provides a new perspective on the contemporary Kurdish movement in the context of Alan Touraine's concept of a total social movement. Describing the oscillation between nationalist and social movement paradigms, the book argues that the recent decline of the latter is due to the resumption of military action by the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers' Party after 2015"-- Provided by publisher.