Transnational securitization and violence

The discursive mechanism behind the pro-AKP diaspora’s repression of the dissident diaspora groups in the West

Bibliographic Data

ID6254366
AuthorsIhsan Yilmaz (0000-0001-8409-3045, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, corresponding author), Erdoan Shipoli (0000-0002-3188-5791, Georgetown University), Ahmet Dogru (0000-0002-6839-5825, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg)
Year2023
Volume30
Issue3
Pages521-539
Publication date2023-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2022.2164272
OpenAlexW4317106063
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited47

Authoritarian regimes do not only target and oppress their opponents at home, they also try to repress dissident diaspora members abroad. The literature on transnational (extraterritorial) repression has shown that authoritarian regimes normally use transnational organs of the state such as intelligence services as part of their usual transnational repression activities. However, since they do not have sovereignty in the countries, their transnational repression has limits. This article argues that loyal diaspora supporters help these regimes as additional repression and violence apparatuses by trying to repress diaspora members from the same country of origin. However, the discursive mechanism behind this phenomenon has not been studied. This study aims to address this gap. Based on the competitive authoritarian Turkish case, it introduces the concept of "transnational securitization" to securitization theory. The article argues that what makes this type of securitization different is that the audience (pro-government Turkish and non-Turkish Muslim diaspora groups) is not only convinced by the securitization narrative that legitimates the use of extraordinary means that are normally undertaken by the state, but takes it upon themselves to carry on the anti-dissident repressive and violent actions. The article contributes to both transnational repression and securitization literatures

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Diaspora · Economics · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Securitization · Sociology · State (computer science · Turkish · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Turkey's Politics and Society

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