The Impact of Resource Rents on the Foreign Policymaking in West Asia

Lessons for Turkey

Bibliographic Data

ID9976257
AuthorsAkif Bahadır Kaynak (0000-0003-0300-3728, Altınbaş University, corresponding author), Akif Bahadir Kaynak (Altinbas University, Dilmenler Cad. 19, Mahmutbey, Bağcılar/İstanbul, Turkey)
Year2016
Volume53
Issue2
Pages105-117
Publication date2016-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8817 • E-ISSN: 0973-0702
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020881717727607
OpenAlexW2778702144
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

The effect of resource wealth on domestic politics has been widely discussed but its impact on foreign policy conduct is scarcely analysed. On the domestic front, rentier states not only have the repressive mechanisms to subdue discontent within its jurisdiction but they can also provide material benefits to its supporters in return for their loyalties. Hence, for resource-rich countries that have not already developed democratic institutions, authoritarianism seems to be a widely expected outcome. Yet, those rentier states may also develop a certain kind of foreign policy that increases the risk of conflict and political tensions in the international arena. Authoritarian regimes fuelled by the income generated by the sale of underground resources can pursue more aggressive policies as envisioned by democratic peace theory. This article attempts to draw a generalized framework on the effects of energy resources on the actions of exporting states while at the same time tries to draw lessons for Turkey, a country located in a troublesome but resource-rich geography

Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Development economics · Economic rent · Economic system · Economics · Foreign policy · Jurisdiction · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resource (disambiguation · Resource curse · Global Energy Security and Policy · International Development and Aid · Law · Natural Resources and Economic Development

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