Milliyetçi Duygulanımlar: Doğu Karadeniz de Şükran ve Fındık Politikaları

Key Points

• This work aims to explore how hazelnut policies generate a sense of gratitude as a form of nationalist sentiment in the Eastern Black Sea region.
• Conducted participatory observation in hazelnut orchards
• Engaged in informal interviews with local stakeholders
• Analyzed responses regarding nationalist feelings associated with hazelnut pricing
• Examined the normative implications of gratitude in different social contexts
• Identified a link between hazelnut pricing policies and expressions of gratitude among certain groups.
• Showed differentiated responses of people feeling thankful versus those who do not.
• Highlighted the contagious nature of nationalist sentiments in everyday life.

Abstract