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Drawing on fieldwork research, this paper tackles the question of Islamist identity construction of a collective actor from a relational and localized perspective. Focusing on the case of the National Outlook Movement and the rightwing networks in Kayseri between 1960 and 1980, and through analyzing differential recruitment patterns from these milieus and examining the practices and identity frames of the movement actors, it argues that the Movement’s identity was a) not preconceived; b) shaped in relation to both the national and local levels of the political field, and c) a product of not only conscious efforts but also unintentional processes.
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Sezgin, İ. (2014). Islamist Party Identity in Right-Wing Milieus: The Case of the National Outlook Movement in Kayseri (1960 – 1980). In: Kamp, K., Kaya, A., Keyman, E., Onursal Besgul, O. (eds) Contemporary Turkey at a Glance. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04916-4_8
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