E Fuat Keyman
Biographic Data
| ID | 347125 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Fuat Keyman |
| GIVEN NAMES | E Fuat |
| FAMILY NAME | Keyman |
| SIGNATURE | KEYMAN E F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Koç University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 338 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Strategic autonomy in Turkish foreign policy in an age of multipolarity: Lineages and contradictions of an idea
Strategic autonomy has become a guiding principle for several states as the international order moves toward multipolarity. Turkey has also attempted to carve out a more autonomous space from its traditional Western allies by building new ties in the non-Western world, ranging from the Russia–China axis to the Middle East and beyond. This paper explores the idea and practice of strategic autonomy in Turkish foreign policy. We argue that strategic…
State capacity and populist rule in times of uncertainty: Covid-19 response in South Korea, Brazil, and Turkey
In an age of 'radical uncertainty,' state capacity proves critical for countries to contain 'wicked crises' and improve the resilience of societies.At the same time, authoritarian populism has come to dominate politics in several countries.The impact of populist leadership on state capacity, however, remains an under-researched theme.We explore how populist rule has impeded effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic by weakening state capacity…
How Erdoğan Rules Through Crisis
What does the enduring rule of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tell us about the resilience of authoritarian populism despite economic and governance crises? This essay argues that a key source of authoritarian resilience lies in the mutually reinforcing interaction of state capture and market capture. The AKP government not only established firm control over state institutions but also reshaped state-market relations in a way that helped…
Understanding the 'New Turkey' through Max Weber's category of Caesarism
This article aims to expand upon our understanding of the historical dynamics of Weber's central but relatively underexplored category of Caesarism by showcasing its operation within contemporary Turkish politics. We illustrate how the shift from a parliamentarian to a presidential system, bestowing Turkish premier Erdoğan with unrestrained executive powers, has manifested a type of 'pure', unrestrained Caesarism that Weber associated with and cr…
Turkey’s choice: Responding to security challenges through humanitarian norms with a revitalized EU anchor
Turkish foreign policy in the post-Arab Spring era: From proactive to buffer state
Our globalising world is presently in a state of global turmoil. Risk, uncertainty, and insecurity are the terms that shape global/regional/national/local affairs and developments. The refugee crisis and the war against ISIL constitute the twin crises creating seismic impacts and consequences that in turn escalate risk and turmoil. Turkey is situated at the heart of these two crises, being very much affected by them and, therefore, perceived as a…
Turkey and Iran: The Two Modes of Engagement in the Middle East
A series of breakthroughs in Iran's contentious affairs with the West necessitate a new way of thinking on Turkey–Iran relations. Hassan Rouhani's victory in the 2013 Iranian presidential elections and the signing of the interim Geneva nuclear agreement between Iran and the ‘P5+1’ shortly thereafter warrant an overhaul of the conventional policies concerning the Islamic Republic. Coupled with the Arab uprisings, recent developments will significa…
Turkey, the Arab Spring and Beyond
It has been almost five years now since a new collective consciousness of Arab masses transformed the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa. In just a short period of time, the people of the Arab world protested against their rulers, putting an end to long-time authoritarian leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, while bringing others to the eve of collapse. Although the uprisings were initially successful, the people’s st…
Contemporary Turkey at a Glance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Local and Translocal Dynamics
In the last twenty years, Turkey has witnessed significant social, cultural, and political change. This transformation has been visible in all walks of life and sectors of society, from political ideologies to the institutional set up of the state. As the country is changing, so is the academic literature, which has been expanding in parallel to Turkey's growing economy and differentiating society. In this collection, 12 authors seek to elucidate…
Turkey: An Emerging Hub of Globalization and Internationalist Humanitarian Actor
In an era of global turmoil generating significant challenges to global security and requiring global solutions, humanitarian intervention, and assistance become central concerns at the intersection of globalization studies and international relations. In this context, Turkey is emerging as a more proactive and autonomous actor in foreign policy and as a regional and global force in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, making the country one…
Rethinking the ‘Kurdish question’ in Turkey: Modernity, citizenship and democracy
It is not possible to make Turkish modernity multicultural, Turkish democracy consolidated, Turkish economy sustainable, Turkish society a society of living together, and Turkish foreign policy proactive, multidimensional, and effective, without resolving the Kurdish question. In this article I will suggest that the democratic solution to the Kurdish question lies in (a) a critical analysis of state-centric Turkish modernity and its recent crisis…
Turkey Under the AKP: The Era of Dominant-Party Politics
The paper analyzes the main factors leading to the Justice and Development Party’s 2011 electoral victory and proposes that the party’s ability to engage with the Turkish public and its effective governance are the main reasons behind its electoral successes. The AKP’s position could be characterized by “electoral hegemony,” yet it seems that the AKP’s power—which stems from its transformative role in Turkey’s modernization and foreign policy—has…
A tale of ambiguity: Citizenship, nationalism and democracy in Turkey
We argue that historically the official Turkish nationalism and citizenship regime have been marked by an ambiguity that arises from the simultaneous existence of – and repeatedly occurring swings between – the ethno‐centric and civic‐political understandings of citizenship. We also suggest that the concept of territoriality, which took precedence over other factors in the creation of a new state in 1923, has functioned as a hegemonic reference i…
Turkey, Transformation and the Left Media
Turkey has been undergoing a radical transformation process. Not only has the internal space of Turkish modernity become enlarged through the emergence and widening of identity‐based conflicts and demands for recognition, Turkish politics, economy, and culture have also become exposed to the challenges of globalization and Europeanization. The impact of this transformation has been felt in every sphere of societal relations, and media in general.…
Polical Islam in Turkey: Running West, Heading East
Gareth Jenkins, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, ISBN 1-4039-6883-7 (hb), £45.00, Pp. ix+274 There is a strong need to analyse the AKP experience in Turkey critically, sociologic
Modernization, Globalization and Democratization in Turkey: The AKP Experience and its Limits
Globalization, modernity and democracy: In search of a viable domestic polity for a sustainable Turkish foreign policy
In recent years. Turkey has initiated a proactive, multi-dimensional and constructive foreign policy in many areas, ranging from contributing to peace and stability in the Middle East, to playing an active role in countering terrorism and extremism, from becoming a new “energy hub” to acting as one of the architects of “the inter-civilization dialogue initiative” aiming at producing a vision of the world, based on dialogue, tolerance and living t…
Globalization and Social Democracy in the European Periphery: Paradoxes of the Turkish Experience
During the course of the 1990s, center-left and center-right parties around the world have attempted to revise their strategies to be able to cope effectively with the new environment and conditions of globalization. We suggest that the experience of social democracy in Turkey in this context presents a peculiar case, in that the kind of strategy that could have brought electoral success has instead been adopted by the existing center-right gover…
Modernity, Secularism and Islam: The Case of Turkey
The resurgence of religious movements all over the world, their varying claims to identity and politics (from public deliberations to fundamentalism), and their success in generating system-transforming effects in both national and world politics have indicated clearly that there is a need to uncover the invisible interconnections between religion and politics. Moreover, the way in which religion has been striking back has taken different forms. …
Apology Accepted: A Possibility of Global Governance
The rapid pace and unpredictable direction of social and political change in our world seems to be forcefully undermining the established terms of political life. It appears to be more and more difficult, if not impossible, to think of politics solely within the national context. Such terms as the “nation-state,”“national identity,” and “national economy” have been loosing their explanatory power. The increasing interconnectedness of societies ha…
Globalization, alternative modernities and the political economy of Turkey
This paper is an attempt to provide a political economic analysis of the changing nature of Turkish modernity since the 1980s, especially in the 1990s. Our analysis is founded upon the three years-long research (1999–2002) we have done on the question of ‘the impacts of globalization on Turkey’. The Turkish economy has collapsed on 19 February 2001, and since then it has been going through a very strong and harsh restructuring programme aiming at…
Turkey at the Polls: A New Path Emerges
Turkey's economic and political system has been confronted with major challenges during the course of the 1990s. These challenges originating from economic crises, state-centric model of development, European integration and the problems of democratization have brought Turkey to crossroads. In this context, the November 3rd national election was of utmost importance in the determination of Turkey's future course of democratization. The AKP has wo…
Globalization, Civil Society and Citizenship in Turkey: Actors, Boundaries and Discourses
In recent years, civil society has become one of the most important concerns of academic and public discourse. It would not be a mistake to propose that today there is a strong, effective and even over-glorified talk about and a global agenda for civil society and its role in the process of creating a better and humane world. In this talk and agenda the main intention is to reinvigorate and strengthen civil society politically, organizationally a…
Globalization, Security, and Migration: The Case of Turkey
The idea that intense processes of globalization force us to rethink state-centric approach to issue of in post-Cold War era is gaining currency in both academic and public discourse. The world is no longer marked by sense of certainty, trust, and modernity is supposed to provide in societal and international relations. From ethnic and religious cleansing to environmental hazards, a funda mental shift has occurred in meaning and actors of relatio…
Double‐faced state: Political patronage and the consolidation of democracy in Turkey
La Turquie a une forte tradition etatique dans ce sens ou, depuis l'Empire Ottoman jusqu'a nos jours, il y a toujours eu la presence d'une categorie particuliere d'elite qui agit au nom de l'Etat en assumant une complete autonomie vis-a-vis des autres groupes politiques. Cet article a pour objectif de mieux cerner l'identite et le role de cette elite en montrant la double face de l'Etat turc, a la fois forte et faible, et les strategies du patron…
Modernity, Secularism and Islam: The Case of Turkey
The resurgence of religious movements all over the world, their varying claims to identity and politics (from public deliberations to fundamentalism), and their success in generating system-transforming effects in both national and world politics have indicated clearly that there is a need to uncover the invisible interconnections between religion and politics. Moreover, the way in which religion has been striking back has taken different forms. …
Turkey Under the AKP: The Era of Dominant-Party Politics
The paper analyzes the main factors leading to the Justice and Development Party’s 2011 electoral victory and proposes that the party’s ability to engage with the Turkish public and its effective governance are the main reasons behind its electoral successes. The AKP’s position could be characterized by “electoral hegemony,” yet it seems that the AKP’s power—which stems from its transformative role in Turkey’s modernization and foreign policy—has…
Turkey at the Polls: A New Path Emerges
Turkey's economic and political system has been confronted with major challenges during the course of the 1990s. These challenges originating from economic crises, state-centric model of development, European integration and the problems of democratization have brought Turkey to crossroads. In this context, the November 3rd national election was of utmost importance in the determination of Turkey's future course of democratization. The AKP has wo…
Double‐faced state: Political patronage and the consolidation of democracy in Turkey
La Turquie a une forte tradition etatique dans ce sens ou, depuis l'Empire Ottoman jusqu'a nos jours, il y a toujours eu la presence d'une categorie particuliere d'elite qui agit au nom de l'Etat en assumant une complete autonomie vis-a-vis des autres groupes politiques. Cet article a pour objectif de mieux cerner l'identite et le role de cette elite en montrant la double face de l'Etat turc, a la fois forte et faible, et les strategies du patron…
Modernization, Globalization and Democratization in Turkey: The AKP Experience and its Limits
Globalization, Civil Society and Citizenship in Turkey: Actors, Boundaries and Discourses
In recent years, civil society has become one of the most important concerns of academic and public discourse. It would not be a mistake to propose that today there is a strong, effective and even over-glorified talk about and a global agenda for civil society and its role in the process of creating a better and humane world. In this talk and agenda the main intention is to reinvigorate and strengthen civil society politically, organizationally a…
Globalization, alternative modernities and the political economy of Turkey
This paper is an attempt to provide a political economic analysis of the changing nature of Turkish modernity since the 1980s, especially in the 1990s. Our analysis is founded upon the three years-long research (1999–2002) we have done on the question of ‘the impacts of globalization on Turkey’. The Turkish economy has collapsed on 19 February 2001, and since then it has been going through a very strong and harsh restructuring programme aiming at…
On the Relation Between Global Modernity and Nationalism: The Crisis of Hegemony and the Rise of (Islamic) Identity in Turkey
Turkey did not rise phoenix-like out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. It was ‘made’ in the image of the Kemalist elite which won the national struggle against foreign invaders and the old regime. Thereafter, the image of the country kept changing as the political elite grew and matured, and as it responded to challenges both at home and abroad. This process of ‘making’ goes on even today (Ahmad 1993, p.i). The process of contemporary globaliza…
A tale of ambiguity: Citizenship, nationalism and democracy in Turkey
We argue that historically the official Turkish nationalism and citizenship regime have been marked by an ambiguity that arises from the simultaneous existence of – and repeatedly occurring swings between – the ethno‐centric and civic‐political understandings of citizenship. We also suggest that the concept of territoriality, which took precedence over other factors in the creation of a new state in 1923, has functioned as a hegemonic reference i…
Turkey: An Emerging Hub of Globalization and Internationalist Humanitarian Actor
In an era of global turmoil generating significant challenges to global security and requiring global solutions, humanitarian intervention, and assistance become central concerns at the intersection of globalization studies and international relations. In this context, Turkey is emerging as a more proactive and autonomous actor in foreign policy and as a regional and global force in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, making the country one…
Globalization, modernity and democracy: In search of a viable domestic polity for a sustainable Turkish foreign policy
In recent years. Turkey has initiated a proactive, multi-dimensional and constructive foreign policy in many areas, ranging from contributing to peace and stability in the Middle East, to playing an active role in countering terrorism and extremism, from becoming a new “energy hub” to acting as one of the architects of “the inter-civilization dialogue initiative” aiming at producing a vision of the world, based on dialogue, tolerance and living t…
How Erdoğan Rules Through Crisis
What does the enduring rule of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tell us about the resilience of authoritarian populism despite economic and governance crises? This essay argues that a key source of authoritarian resilience lies in the mutually reinforcing interaction of state capture and market capture. The AKP government not only established firm control over state institutions but also reshaped state-market relations in a way that helped…
Globalization, Security, and Migration: The Case of Turkey
The idea that intense processes of globalization force us to rethink state-centric approach to issue of in post-Cold War era is gaining currency in both academic and public discourse. The world is no longer marked by sense of certainty, trust, and modernity is supposed to provide in societal and international relations. From ethnic and religious cleansing to environmental hazards, a funda mental shift has occurred in meaning and actors of relatio…
Strategic autonomy in Turkish foreign policy in an age of multipolarity: Lineages and contradictions of an idea
Strategic autonomy has become a guiding principle for several states as the international order moves toward multipolarity. Turkey has also attempted to carve out a more autonomous space from its traditional Western allies by building new ties in the non-Western world, ranging from the Russia–China axis to the Middle East and beyond. This paper explores the idea and practice of strategic autonomy in Turkish foreign policy. We argue that strategic…
Articulating difference: The problem of the other in international political economy
This paper demonstrates that advancing our understanding of international political economy (IPE) entails posing the question of otherness and difference as an object of theoretical and historical inquiry. It suggests that the discourses of postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonial criticism directly contribute to IPE by locating the problematic of identity/difference at the center of the dialectic of social change. By pinpointing the strength an…
Rethinking the ‘Kurdish question’ in Turkey: Modernity, citizenship and democracy
It is not possible to make Turkish modernity multicultural, Turkish democracy consolidated, Turkish economy sustainable, Turkish society a society of living together, and Turkish foreign policy proactive, multidimensional, and effective, without resolving the Kurdish question. In this article I will suggest that the democratic solution to the Kurdish question lies in (a) a critical analysis of state-centric Turkish modernity and its recent crisis…
Globalization and Social Democracy in the European Periphery: Paradoxes of the Turkish Experience
During the course of the 1990s, center-left and center-right parties around the world have attempted to revise their strategies to be able to cope effectively with the new environment and conditions of globalization. We suggest that the experience of social democracy in Turkey in this context presents a peculiar case, in that the kind of strategy that could have brought electoral success has instead been adopted by the existing center-right gover…
Turkish foreign policy in the post-Arab Spring era: From proactive to buffer state
Our globalising world is presently in a state of global turmoil. Risk, uncertainty, and insecurity are the terms that shape global/regional/national/local affairs and developments. The refugee crisis and the war against ISIL constitute the twin crises creating seismic impacts and consequences that in turn escalate risk and turmoil. Turkey is situated at the heart of these two crises, being very much affected by them and, therefore, perceived as a…
Turkey, Transformation and the Left Media
Turkey has been undergoing a radical transformation process. Not only has the internal space of Turkish modernity become enlarged through the emergence and widening of identity‐based conflicts and demands for recognition, Turkish politics, economy, and culture have also become exposed to the challenges of globalization and Europeanization. The impact of this transformation has been felt in every sphere of societal relations, and media in general.…
Identity-Based Conflict: Rethinking Security in a Post–Cold War World
In the late twentieth century, and particularly in the nascent post-Cold War era, places have become metaphors for violent "communal'1 or "identity based" conflict. As Donald Horowitz has observed, such conflicts have "fought and bled and burned [their] way into public and scholarly con sciousness." Yet, at the same time, we find ourselves ill equipped intellec tually and institutionally to face the complex challenges posed by identity based viol…
State capacity and populist rule in times of uncertainty: Covid-19 response in South Korea, Brazil, and Turkey
In an age of 'radical uncertainty,' state capacity proves critical for countries to contain 'wicked crises' and improve the resilience of societies.At the same time, authoritarian populism has come to dominate politics in several countries.The impact of populist leadership on state capacity, however, remains an under-researched theme.We explore how populist rule has impeded effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic by weakening state capacity…
Turkey’s choice: Responding to security challenges through humanitarian norms with a revitalized EU anchor
Articulating difference: The problem of the other in international political economy
This paper demonstrates that advancing our understanding of international political economy (IPE) entails posing the question of otherness and difference as an object of theoretical and historical inquiry. It suggests that the discourses of postmodernism, feminism, and postcolonial criticism directly contribute to IPE by locating the problematic of identity/difference at the center of the dialectic of social change. By pinpointing the strength an…
On the Relation Between Global Modernity and Nationalism: The Crisis of Hegemony and the Rise of (Islamic) Identity in Turkey
Turkey did not rise phoenix-like out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. It was ‘made’ in the image of the Kemalist elite which won the national struggle against foreign invaders and the old regime. Thereafter, the image of the country kept changing as the political elite grew and matured, and as it responded to challenges both at home and abroad. This process of ‘making’ goes on even today (Ahmad 1993, p.i). The process of contemporary globaliza…
Identity-Based Conflict: Rethinking Security in a Post–Cold War World
In the late twentieth century, and particularly in the nascent post-Cold War era, places have become metaphors for violent "communal'1 or "identity based" conflict. As Donald Horowitz has observed, such conflicts have "fought and bled and burned [their] way into public and scholarly con sciousness." Yet, at the same time, we find ourselves ill equipped intellec tually and institutionally to face the complex challenges posed by identity based viol…
Double‐faced state: Political patronage and the consolidation of democracy in Turkey
La Turquie a une forte tradition etatique dans ce sens ou, depuis l'Empire Ottoman jusqu'a nos jours, il y a toujours eu la presence d'une categorie particuliere d'elite qui agit au nom de l'Etat en assumant une complete autonomie vis-a-vis des autres groupes politiques. Cet article a pour objectif de mieux cerner l'identite et le role de cette elite en montrant la double face de l'Etat turc, a la fois forte et faible, et les strategies du patron…
Globalization, Security, and Migration: The Case of Turkey
The idea that intense processes of globalization force us to rethink state-centric approach to issue of in post-Cold War era is gaining currency in both academic and public discourse. The world is no longer marked by sense of certainty, trust, and modernity is supposed to provide in societal and international relations. From ethnic and religious cleansing to environmental hazards, a funda mental shift has occurred in meaning and actors of relatio…
Turkey at the Polls: A New Path Emerges
Turkey's economic and political system has been confronted with major challenges during the course of the 1990s. These challenges originating from economic crises, state-centric model of development, European integration and the problems of democratization have brought Turkey to crossroads. In this context, the November 3rd national election was of utmost importance in the determination of Turkey's future course of democratization. The AKP has wo…
Globalization, Civil Society and Citizenship in Turkey: Actors, Boundaries and Discourses
In recent years, civil society has become one of the most important concerns of academic and public discourse. It would not be a mistake to propose that today there is a strong, effective and even over-glorified talk about and a global agenda for civil society and its role in the process of creating a better and humane world. In this talk and agenda the main intention is to reinvigorate and strengthen civil society politically, organizationally a…
Globalization, alternative modernities and the political economy of Turkey
This paper is an attempt to provide a political economic analysis of the changing nature of Turkish modernity since the 1980s, especially in the 1990s. Our analysis is founded upon the three years-long research (1999–2002) we have done on the question of ‘the impacts of globalization on Turkey’. The Turkish economy has collapsed on 19 February 2001, and since then it has been going through a very strong and harsh restructuring programme aiming at…
Apology Accepted: A Possibility of Global Governance
The rapid pace and unpredictable direction of social and political change in our world seems to be forcefully undermining the established terms of political life. It appears to be more and more difficult, if not impossible, to think of politics solely within the national context. Such terms as the “nation-state,”“national identity,” and “national economy” have been loosing their explanatory power. The increasing interconnectedness of societies ha…
Globalization and Social Democracy in the European Periphery: Paradoxes of the Turkish Experience
During the course of the 1990s, center-left and center-right parties around the world have attempted to revise their strategies to be able to cope effectively with the new environment and conditions of globalization. We suggest that the experience of social democracy in Turkey in this context presents a peculiar case, in that the kind of strategy that could have brought electoral success has instead been adopted by the existing center-right gover…
Modernity, Secularism and Islam: The Case of Turkey
The resurgence of religious movements all over the world, their varying claims to identity and politics (from public deliberations to fundamentalism), and their success in generating system-transforming effects in both national and world politics have indicated clearly that there is a need to uncover the invisible interconnections between religion and politics. Moreover, the way in which religion has been striking back has taken different forms. …
Globalization, modernity and democracy: In search of a viable domestic polity for a sustainable Turkish foreign policy
In recent years. Turkey has initiated a proactive, multi-dimensional and constructive foreign policy in many areas, ranging from contributing to peace and stability in the Middle East, to playing an active role in countering terrorism and extremism, from becoming a new “energy hub” to acting as one of the architects of “the inter-civilization dialogue initiative” aiming at producing a vision of the world, based on dialogue, tolerance and living t…
Turkey, Transformation and the Left Media
Turkey has been undergoing a radical transformation process. Not only has the internal space of Turkish modernity become enlarged through the emergence and widening of identity‐based conflicts and demands for recognition, Turkish politics, economy, and culture have also become exposed to the challenges of globalization and Europeanization. The impact of this transformation has been felt in every sphere of societal relations, and media in general.…
Polical Islam in Turkey: Running West, Heading East
Gareth Jenkins, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, ISBN 1-4039-6883-7 (hb), £45.00, Pp. ix+274 There is a strong need to analyse the AKP experience in Turkey critically, sociologic
Modernization, Globalization and Democratization in Turkey: The AKP Experience and its Limits
A tale of ambiguity: Citizenship, nationalism and democracy in Turkey
We argue that historically the official Turkish nationalism and citizenship regime have been marked by an ambiguity that arises from the simultaneous existence of – and repeatedly occurring swings between – the ethno‐centric and civic‐political understandings of citizenship. We also suggest that the concept of territoriality, which took precedence over other factors in the creation of a new state in 1923, has functioned as a hegemonic reference i…
Turkey: An Emerging Hub of Globalization and Internationalist Humanitarian Actor
In an era of global turmoil generating significant challenges to global security and requiring global solutions, humanitarian intervention, and assistance become central concerns at the intersection of globalization studies and international relations. In this context, Turkey is emerging as a more proactive and autonomous actor in foreign policy and as a regional and global force in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, making the country one…
Rethinking the ‘Kurdish question’ in Turkey: Modernity, citizenship and democracy
It is not possible to make Turkish modernity multicultural, Turkish democracy consolidated, Turkish economy sustainable, Turkish society a society of living together, and Turkish foreign policy proactive, multidimensional, and effective, without resolving the Kurdish question. In this article I will suggest that the democratic solution to the Kurdish question lies in (a) a critical analysis of state-centric Turkish modernity and its recent crisis…
Turkey Under the AKP: The Era of Dominant-Party Politics
The paper analyzes the main factors leading to the Justice and Development Party’s 2011 electoral victory and proposes that the party’s ability to engage with the Turkish public and its effective governance are the main reasons behind its electoral successes. The AKP’s position could be characterized by “electoral hegemony,” yet it seems that the AKP’s power—which stems from its transformative role in Turkey’s modernization and foreign policy—has…
Contemporary Turkey at a Glance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Local and Translocal Dynamics
In the last twenty years, Turkey has witnessed significant social, cultural, and political change. This transformation has been visible in all walks of life and sectors of society, from political ideologies to the institutional set up of the state. As the country is changing, so is the academic literature, which has been expanding in parallel to Turkey's growing economy and differentiating society. In this collection, 12 authors seek to elucidate…
Turkey and Iran: The Two Modes of Engagement in the Middle East
A series of breakthroughs in Iran's contentious affairs with the West necessitate a new way of thinking on Turkey–Iran relations. Hassan Rouhani's victory in the 2013 Iranian presidential elections and the signing of the interim Geneva nuclear agreement between Iran and the ‘P5+1’ shortly thereafter warrant an overhaul of the conventional policies concerning the Islamic Republic. Coupled with the Arab uprisings, recent developments will significa…
Turkey, the Arab Spring and Beyond
It has been almost five years now since a new collective consciousness of Arab masses transformed the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa. In just a short period of time, the people of the Arab world protested against their rulers, putting an end to long-time authoritarian leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, while bringing others to the eve of collapse. Although the uprisings were initially successful, the people’s st…
Turkish foreign policy in the post-Arab Spring era: From proactive to buffer state
Our globalising world is presently in a state of global turmoil. Risk, uncertainty, and insecurity are the terms that shape global/regional/national/local affairs and developments. The refugee crisis and the war against ISIL constitute the twin crises creating seismic impacts and consequences that in turn escalate risk and turmoil. Turkey is situated at the heart of these two crises, being very much affected by them and, therefore, perceived as a…
Turkey’s choice: Responding to security challenges through humanitarian norms with a revitalized EU anchor
Understanding the 'New Turkey' through Max Weber's category of Caesarism
This article aims to expand upon our understanding of the historical dynamics of Weber's central but relatively underexplored category of Caesarism by showcasing its operation within contemporary Turkish politics. We illustrate how the shift from a parliamentarian to a presidential system, bestowing Turkish premier Erdoğan with unrestrained executive powers, has manifested a type of 'pure', unrestrained Caesarism that Weber associated with and cr…
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