Paradigm Shifts in the Literature on Turkish Nationalism: The Emergence of the Agency

Sezen Ravanoğlu Yılmaz

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Paradigm Shifts in the Literature on Turkish Nationalism: The Emergence of the Agency

Abstract

This article aims to shed light on the paradigm shifts in the academic studies on Turkish nationalism from the 1950s to the present by examining the approaches of these studies to the concept of Turkishness and Turkish nationalism. This study first examines various nationalism theories and current debates in the field, as the transformation in Turkish nationalism parallels theoretical discussions in nationalism studies. It then focuses early studies until the 1990s analyzing Turkish nationalism through modernization theory, and post-1990s research highlighting its hybrid, eclectic, and pervasive nature, alongside its connections to diverse political visions and previously overlooked aspects. Finally, the article centers on pioneering studies that emphasize the active role of subjectivity in the construction and reproduction of the nation by tracing Turkish nationalism in everyday life. The recent studies on Turkish nationalism highlight the positioning of the individual not as a passive recipient of nationalism, but as an active agent in its making.

Keywords

Nationalism, Turkish Nationalism, Modernization Theory, Banal Nationalism, Everyday Nationalism

Türk Milliyetçiliği Literatüründe Paradigma Değişimleri: Öznenin Ortaya Çıkışı

Abstract

Makale, 1950'lerden günümüze kadar Türk milliyetçiliği üzerine yapılan akademik çalışmaları ve bu çalışmaların Türklük kavramına ve Türk milliyetçiliğine yaklaşımlarını inceleyerek, bu alandaki paradigma değişimlerine ışık tutmayı amaçlamaktadır. Türk milliyetçiliği alanındaki bu dönüşüm, milliyetçilik çalışmalarındaki teorik tartışmalarla paralel bir seyir izlediğinden, bu çalışma ilk olarak farklı milliyetçilik teorilerini ve alandaki güncel tartışmaları incelemektedir. Ardından, 1990'lara kadar alanda hâkim olan ve Türk milliyetçiliğini modernleşme teorisi çerçevesinde ele alan erken dönem çalışmalar ve 1990'lardan sonra alanda görünürlük kazanan, Türk milliyetçiliğinin daha önce göz ardı edilen yönlerine, melez, eklektik, muğlak ve yaygın karakterine odaklanan ve çeşitli siyasi vizyonlarla ilişkilendirilen farklı milliyetçi tahayyülleri ve söylemleri dikkate alan araştırmalar üzerine yoğunlaşılmaktadır. Son olarak, makale, Türk milliyetçiliğinin gündelik yaşamda izini sürerek ulusun inşasında ve yeniden üretilmesinde öznelliğin oynadığı aktif rolü vurgulayan ufuk açıcı çalışmalara odaklanmaktadır. Türk milliyetçiliği üzerine yakın dönemde yapılan çalışmalarda bireyin milliyetçiliğin pasif alımlayıcısı değil, bizatihi faili olarak konumlandırılışı dikkat çekicidir.

Keywords

Milliyetçilik, Türk Milliyetçiliği, Modernleşme Teorisi, Banal Milliyetçilik, Gündelik Milliyetçilik

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1.Sezen Ravanoğlu Yılmaz. Paradigm Shifts in the Literature on Turkish Nationalism: The Emergence of the Agency. Altern. Polit. 2025 Feb. 1;17(1):114-42. doi:10.53376/ap.2025.05

Paradigm Shifts in the Literature on Turkish Nationalism: The Emergence of the Agency

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