{"title":"The Population Exchange and Politics in the Historiography of Turkey and Greece","authors":"Alexandros Lamprou","doi":"10.1163/18775462-bja10056","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This is a historiographical essay about the impact of the population exchange on the political sphere in Greece and Turkey. Notwithstanding the asymmetry in the literature produced in the two countries—excessive in Greece and limited in Turkey—there have been two seminal narratives regarding the impact of the exchange on interwar politics. In regard to Greece, the political cleavage between refugees and locals is shown as the basic factor shaping politics. In regard to Turkey, the exodus of the Christian bourgeoisie is seen as a major factor behind the authoritarianism of the interwar regime. Nevertheless, recent research on local communities that specifically explores refugee and exchangee agency in local and regional politics and studies the place of refugees and exchangees in state demographic projects goes beyond the limitations of macro perspectives, qualifying the prevailing theses on the impact of the exchange on politics in both countries.","PeriodicalId":41042,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Historical Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Turkish Historical Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18775462-bja10056","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"HISTORY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Abstract This is a historiographical essay about the impact of the population exchange on the political sphere in Greece and Turkey. Notwithstanding the asymmetry in the literature produced in the two countries—excessive in Greece and limited in Turkey—there have been two seminal narratives regarding the impact of the exchange on interwar politics. In regard to Greece, the political cleavage between refugees and locals is shown as the basic factor shaping politics. In regard to Turkey, the exodus of the Christian bourgeoisie is seen as a major factor behind the authoritarianism of the interwar regime. Nevertheless, recent research on local communities that specifically explores refugee and exchangee agency in local and regional politics and studies the place of refugees and exchangees in state demographic projects goes beyond the limitations of macro perspectives, qualifying the prevailing theses on the impact of the exchange on politics in both countries.
期刊介绍:
The Turkish Historical Review is devoted to Turkish history in the widest sense, covering the period from the 6th century, with the rise of the Turks in Central Asia, to the 20th century. All contributions to the journal must display a substantial use of primary-source material and also be accessible to historians in general, i.e. those working outside the specific fields of Ottoman and Turkish history. Articles with a comparative scope which cross the traditional boundaries of the area studies paradigm are therefore very welcome. The editors also encourage younger scholars to submit contributions. The journal includes a reviews section, which, in addition to publications in English, French, and other western European languages, will specifically monitor new studies in Turkish and those coming out in the Balkans, Russia and the Middle East. The Turkish Historical Review has a double-blind peer review system.