Turkey, Power and the West
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Turkey, Power and the West

Gendered International Relations and Foreign Policy

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Turkey, Power and the West

Gendered International Relations and Foreign Policy

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During the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the AKP, the Turkish government shifted from a 'reactive' to an 'activist' foreign policy. As a result, many in the West increasingly began to see Turkey as a key actor in the international relations of the region, and indeed the wider international stage. Turkey and the West offers a unique approach to this transformation and considers questions of Turkish national identity and its relations with the West through the lens of gender studies. From the Ottoman Empire to the present day, the book constructs an image of Turkish foreign policy as reflecting a gendered insecurity - one of a 'non-Western' Turkish masculinity subordinated to a 'Western' hegemonic masculinity - and shows how Turkey's 'subordination' has in turn been internalised by its own politicians. Across a diverse range of sources, Bilgic takes advantage of new theories such as critical security studies (CSS) to paint a picture of a Turkish republic anxious to make its mark on the world stage, yet perennially insecure about its position as a global power.
Turkey and the West is essential for students and researchers interested in Turkish politics and the international relations of the Middle East, as well as those with an interest in gender and identity studies.

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Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2016
ISBN
9781786720849
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Gender Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Reproduction of Power Hierarchies through ‘Devalorising’ the Non-West
  9. 2. Violent Encounters with the West: A Gendered Modern State in the Making during the Late Ottoman Period
  10. 3. Encounters with the West’s Civilisational Hegemonic Masculinity: The Republic of Turkey, 1923–50
  11. 4. Encounters with the ‘Cold Warrior’ Masculinity of the West: Turkey on the Frontline of the Free World
  12. 5. Encounters with the Neoliberal Masculinity of the West: Non-Western ‘Market Man’ Rising
  13. Conclusion
  14. Notes
  15. Selected Bibliography
  16. Back cover