DeepDive Politics:  Populism and Polarization in Turkey and Beyond (Prof. Emre Erdoğan)

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVm3mU1nS6U[/embed]   World Unfiltered   Guest: Prof. Emre Erdoğan (İstanbul Bilgi University)   Presenter: Prof. Scott Lucas   Title: Populism and Polarization in Turkey and Beyond   Launch Day: 12 April 2021     Timestamps:

1. Is polarization the next political pandemic after populism? Is there a relationship between two? 2.00-7.11
2. Is affective polarization defined by political parties? Is this distinctive in 2021 or have we seen it for some time? 7.15-11.48
3. Is affective polarization greater with respect to political party than it is to religion or economic class? 11.50-13.50
4. To what extent is affective polarization in Turkey led by President Erdoğan? 13.52-17.17
5. What does "purity" mean in Turkish politics? 17.20-18. 40
6. Is it possible in Turkey to promote a populism which is not a populism of division ? 18.50-21.22
7. Why was it in 2013 that Erdoğan changed his rhetoric and started to be more popülist? 21.25-25.17
8. Are we locked into a polarization at the highest levels of "us versus them" --- or for Erdogan, "The State is Me" versus all other institutions? 25.20-28.20
9. Can Erdoğan continue to appeal to the people with his brand of populism if the economy runs into crisis? 28.25-34.20
10. What is the way out of the damage of affective polarization in Turkey right now? Is there a way out? 34.25-38.50
11. Out of the tragedy of Coronavirus, can there be a promotion of collective responsibility and collective action which can challenge polarization? 38.55-43.30
12. Are you hopeful that your civic engagement can come out on top against populism, polarization, and misinformation? 43.35

    Video-editing: Barış Şengör Interview assistant: Selenay Tüfekçioğlu Post-designer: Çisem Kar   Bio   Prof. Emre Erdoğan is the Head of the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University. With a doctoral degree in Political Science from Boğaziçi University, he has served as researcher and senior consultant in various projects in academia and civil society. His research focuses on political participation, foreign policy and public opinion, child and youth well-being, methodology and statistics. He extensively studies and publishes about youth in Turkey, integration of Syrian refugee youth in Turkey, othering, polarization and populism.     DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this video reflect the views of the speaker(s), not of Deep Dive Politics. For more, subscribe to Deep Dive Politics channel and turn on notifications.