Minorities (dis)engagement in the majority-led social movements: a relational approach towards understanding the perception of "nation consciousness" among ethnoreligious minorities in the Middle East

• Project/Area Number: 24K20991
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: KHALILI MOSTAFA 京都大学, 白眉センター, 特定助教 (50977288)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: social movements / ethnicity / nationalism / Kurds / protest

Outline of Research at the Start

This research adopts a relational approach to understand nation-ness dynamics among minority groups in the Middle East. It focuses on their (dis)engagement in nationwide protests, diverging from internal analysis, and explores their role when protests don't address their immediate local demands.