Populism as New Wine in Old Bottles in the Context of Germany: ‘Symbolic Violence’ as Collective Habitus That Devalues the Human Capital of Turks

Joana Vassilopoulou, Mustafa Ozbilgin, Dimitria Groutsis and Janroj Keles
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Joana Vassilopoulou: Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK
Mustafa Ozbilgin: Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UK
Dimitria Groutsis: University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney, Darlington, NSW 2006, Australia
Janroj Keles: Department of Politics and Law, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK

Societies, 2022, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Populism in Germany is not a new phenomenon. For a long time, the alleged integration problems of Turkish workers in Germany have been at the center of the dominant discourse and academic studies. This paper demonstrates how ‘symbolic violence’ as collective habitus frames the human capital of Turks as deficient, a phenomenon which has prevailed even prior to the recent populist movements. Drawing on a company case study, interviews, and observations, our empirical investigation operationalises and expands the Bourdieusian conceptual trinity of habitus, capital, and symbolic violence through the lens of ethnicity and how it relates to populism.

Keywords: capitals; habitus; migrant workers; race equality; symbolic violence; populism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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