The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara

This article analyses the reasons behind the successes and failures of collective actions intiated by an association of former villagers. Members of this association did not adhere to all these collective actions, as these must be acceptable in semiotic terms, and must also conform to the hemşehrili...

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Main Author: Benoit Fliche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association pour la Recherche sur le Moyen-Orient 2015-03-01
Series:European Journal of Turkish Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejts/385
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description This article analyses the reasons behind the successes and failures of collective actions intiated by an association of former villagers. Members of this association did not adhere to all these collective actions, as these must be acceptable in semiotic terms, and must also conform to the hemşehrilik egalitarian ideal. One of the main obstacles to associative mobilisation is that the village itself is a conflictual and competitive place. This contrast between village and association shows that this is more an association of hemşehri than a village association. This difference invites us to reconsider the relationship which former villagers can (or cannot) have with their village, and to question the signification of the term hemşehri.
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spelling doaj-art-d22d702c53774379af59d574e41cb1452025-08-20T01:55:02ZengAssociation pour la Recherche sur le Moyen-OrientEuropean Journal of Turkish Studies1773-05462015-03-01210.4000/ejts.385The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in AnkaraBenoit FlicheThis article analyses the reasons behind the successes and failures of collective actions intiated by an association of former villagers. Members of this association did not adhere to all these collective actions, as these must be acceptable in semiotic terms, and must also conform to the hemşehrilik egalitarian ideal. One of the main obstacles to associative mobilisation is that the village itself is a conflictual and competitive place. This contrast between village and association shows that this is more an association of hemşehri than a village association. This difference invites us to reconsider the relationship which former villagers can (or cannot) have with their village, and to question the signification of the term hemşehri.https://journals.openedition.org/ejts/385mobilizationvillagehemşehrilikAlevi organizationscollective actions strategies
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The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara
European Journal of Turkish Studies
mobilization
village
hemşehrilik
Alevi organizations
collective actions strategies
title The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara
title_full The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara
title_fullStr The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara
title_full_unstemmed The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara
title_short The hemşehrilik and the village: the stakes of an association of former villagers in Ankara
title_sort hemsehrilik and the village the stakes of an association of former villagers in ankara
topic mobilization
village
hemşehrilik
Alevi organizations
collective actions strategies
url https://journals.openedition.org/ejts/385
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