CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Solms-Baruth, Carolina Mathilda |
|---|---|
| Title | The Making and Unmaking of Ethnic Boundaries: the Alevis in Germany |
| Summary | I will not attempt to extensively address the salience of the Alevi identity and its behavioral consequences among individuals, as I lack the evidence to make well-founded claims. First, I will provide a short biography of the Alevis including a section on their history, as well as an overview of the characteristics which define the group as a collective identity. From there, I will examine the Alevi movement in Germany led by the AABF. This analysis will focus on three main questions: 1. Why has a mobilization, centered on Alevi identity, taken place within the diaspora context? Which conditions during the late 1980s-early 1990s allowed for it's incipient stages? 2. Which strategies have been utilized by the AABF in order to ensure the success of the Alevi movement? 3. Has the Alevi movement been successful? What have been the material and nonmaterial consequences of this mobilization for the Alevi identity? |
| Supervisor | Kovacs, Maria |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/solms-baruth_carolina.pdf |
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