Politics and Foreign Policy in Turkey

This edited volume is the product of the Young Scholarson Turkey (YSOT) Conference held in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2014. We have worked with the presenters of the conference to transform their paper presentations into chapter-long analyses of various domestic and foreign policy issues in Turkey. The diversity of papers in terms of content and approach, combining historical analyses, theoretical exercises, and case studies, makes this compilation an interesting read for both academic and policy audiences. Chapters provide us with fresh research findings from early career academics on domestic and foreign policy issues. We hope that they contribute to a growing number of nuanced and careful analyses on Turkey.Huseyin Alptekin’s chapter, Kurdish Question and State Policies in Turkey, focuses on what he terms as “state incorporation policies” toward the Kurdish population under the AK Party since 2002 and the local perception of such policies. The study provides a theoretically informed and thorough examination of the trajectory of the government policies on the Kurdish issue. Alptekin examines ethnic incorporation in four main areas – security, socio-cultural, economic and political – and scrutinizes the local reception of government policies. In all these areas, there have been significant changes with varying degrees of success, some of which remained limited while others came close to a paradigm shift. Alptekin’s chapter presents a carefully analyzed summation of a set of inclusive and exclusionary policies that often compete with and sometimes overcome one another.Dilek Yankaya’s chapter, The Consolidation of the New Islamic Bourgeoisie in Turkey, analyzes what she terms as the consolidation of a “new Islamic bourgeoisie” under the rule of the Justice and Development Party (JDP), or AK Party. Through an examination of the recruitment and membership practices of the Association of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen (MÜSIAD), Yankaya presents us with an account of the relationship between these economic actors and political actors such as the members of the ruling JDP. This chapter helps us understand issues and mechanisms related to elite formation, social mobility, civic engagement, and interactions between politics and economic power. It also contributes to our understanding of local, small and medium-sized business owners’ relationship with local and national politics. The chapter depicts the symbiotic relationship between this new economic elite and political elites as the source of the new Islamic bourgeoisie’s consolidation.Begum Adalet’s chapter, The Road to Modernization: Technical Aid and Expertise in Turkish-American Interactions, offers an interesting historical perspective on Turkish-U.S. relations through the analysis of U.S. aid given to build an extensive highway network in Turkey following World War II. The chapter helps enrich our understanding of the workings of U.S. aid and the U.S. and Turkish experts’ conception of highways as part of the modernization process in the context of the Truman Doctrine and Turkey’s inclusion in the Marshall Plan. This discussion goes beyond a simple description of how U.S. aid to Turkey worked in this historic juncture by analyzing the highway initiative as a site of “contestation over the meanings of modernization, expertise, and diplomacy.” Adalet’s analysis makes an important contribution to our comprehension of the development of Turkish-U.S. relations as well as the trajectory of foreign aid in Turkey, especially as the country has emerged as a top international donor in recent years.Moritz Pieper’s chapter, Turkey’s Iran Policy: A Case of Dual Strategic Hedging, explores Turkish foreign policy toward the Iranian nuclear program, focusing on the nuclear negotiations in 2009-2010. Pieper treats Turkish involvement in the negotiations as a case of “dual strategic hedging” that allowed Turkey to manage its alliance with the West over non-proliferation concern

Ürün Adı: Politics and Foreign Policy in Turkey
Ürün Kodu: 9786054023547
Yazar: Kılıç Buğra Kanat
Basım Yılı: 2015
Kapak Türü: Karton Kapak
Sayfa Sayısı: 192
Kağıt Cinsi: Kitap Kağıdı
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