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The Repertoire of Extraterritorial Repression: Diasporas and Home States
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Abstract This article scrutinises the extraterritorial repression strategies of contemporary non-democracies, as evidenced by the Turkish Justice and Development Party's efforts to purge the Gülen Movement globally after the 2016 coup attempt. Adopting "repertoire", as conceptualised by Charles Tilly, this a... view more
This article scrutinises the extraterritorial repression strategies of contemporary non-democracies, as evidenced by the Turkish Justice and Development Party's efforts to purge the Gülen Movement globally after the 2016 coup attempt. Adopting "repertoire", as conceptualised by Charles Tilly, this article explores it in light of "extraterritorial repression," which includes the diverse skills and tactics mobilised to stifle dissent beyond national borders. This set of repressive measures is further directed at making claims on individuals and movements in the diaspora. By bringing attention to the repressive side of diaspora engagement, this article shows that diasporas are also shaped by repressive policies from their home countries.... view less
Keywords
Turkey; diaspora; migration; repression; authoritarianism; resistance; resistance movement
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 59-69
Journal
Migration Letters, 17 (2020) 1
Issue topic
Diaspora Politics
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v17i1.853
ISSN
1741-8992
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications