Turkey, Power and the West: Gendered International Relations and Foreign Policy

ISBN-13: 9781784533472 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 304 str.

Ali Bilgic

Opis

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, Power 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 internalized 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, Power 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."

Spis treści

One: West/non-West as Gendered Constructs Two: Being non-West as Gendered Insecurity Three: the Ottoman Empire’s Subordinated Masculinity Four: Gendered Insecurity Continued: the New Republic Five: the Cold War: An Opportunity for Reconstructing Turkey’s Masculinity Six: New Gendered Foreign Policy Activism of Turkey