Globalisation and the struggle over hegemony in a peripheral context

Turkey’s membership bid to the European Union

Bibliographic Data

ID21207672
AuthorsElif Uzgören (0000-0002-9297-5889, Dokuz Eylül University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume23
Issue2
Pages199-217
Publication date2021-03-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1944-8953 • E-ISSN: 1944-8961
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19448953.2020.1867808
OpenAlexW3120907784
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Debating Turkey’s membership around the question of whether Turkey would become a member or not—form of integration—is a non-debate given the history of relations that is characterized by ‘ups and downs’ in the last five decades. Embarking on Gramscian historical materialism, this research debates socio-economic content of ongoing integration. It questions whether there is a hegemonic pro-EU membership and whether there are any alternatives. The analyses rely on interviews conducted at two critical junctures in 2010 and 2017. I shall argue that pro-membership is hegemonic which is contested by two rival class strategies: Ha-vet and neo-mercantilism, none of which stands as an overall alternative. The future trajectory is uncertain. Despite negative tone of the political discourses especially in the post-15th July coup attempt, pro-membership is still hegemonic. Yet, it is becoming more difficult for capital groups to lead through ‘moral and intellectual leadership’ for an integration model relying on market liberalization (negative integration) without a perspective of membership—without a clear social dimension (positive integration)

Economics · European union · Globalization · Hegemony · International trade · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Global Energy Security and Policy · History · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society

Tools

Open DOI