Identity Politics

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Used as a tool to

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Justify political claims
Promote political ideologies

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Identity politics can be based on

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Age, gender, ethnicity…,

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Identity politics ex

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Feminist mov, Civil right mov, decolonization mov

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States have a role in identity politics

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Can create inequalities (=create identity politics)

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Turkey

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Tried to create a homogenous society through Ottoman Empire
Banned use of any language other than Turkish
Kept Turkish identity above others

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Kurds

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30-40 M worldwide
Turkey: basic rights denied
Iraq: history of oppression(1988: gov gassed thousands to death)

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Ahmadis in Pakistan

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Getting killed
Forbidden littérature
Controlled libraries
Bombed mosquées

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War on drugs US

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Led to racial profiling, discriminations

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Armed conflicts fueled

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By want to protect an identity

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Israel VS Palestine

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National identity clash (Zionism vs…)
Religious claim (promised land….)
1917: Balfour’s declaration
14 may 1948: Israel’s creation
14 may: Nakba

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Balkan war(1990’s)

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Srebrenica massacre during Bosnian war (1992-1995)
Slovenia war (1991)

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Transnational actions (immigration)

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Refugees movements (debate on national ID)
Immigration is said to be a threat to cultural and ethnic ID to security
Donald Trump 2024: “They’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats”
Diasporas