Neo-Ottomanism and the Politics of Emotions in Turkey: Resentment, Nostalgia, Narcissism

By: Tokdoğan, Nagehan

This open access book explores the politics of emotions under the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey and the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It examines how emotional politics and, particularly, the use of a Neo-Ottomanist narrative created a new national mood and contributed to the durability of Erdoğan's rule. The author analyses the interactions between national narratives, symbolic politics and emotions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031487222
• ISBN13: 9783031487224
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"