Turkey, power and the west : gendered international relations and foreign policy / Ali Bilgiç.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bilgiç, Ali, author.

Series:

Library of modern Turkey ; 19.

Library of modern Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

International relations.

Turkey--Foreign relations--Western countries--20th century.

Turkey.

Western countries--Foreign relations--Turkey--20th century.

Western countries.

Postcolonialism.

Feminist theory--Turkey.

Feminism.

Masculinity.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

x, 290 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"During the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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 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 internalised 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 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : gendered power hierarchies between Turkey and the West(s) : a case for feminist post-colonial analysis

Reproduction of power hierarchies through 'devalorising' the non-West

Violent encounters with the West : a gendered modern state in the making during the Late Ottoman period

Encounters with the West's civilizational hegemonic masculinity : the Republic of Turkey, 1923-50

Encounters with the 'Cold warrior' masculinity of the West : Turkey on the frontline of the Free World

Encounters with the neoliberal masculinity of the West : non-western 'market man' rising

Conclusion : gendered subordination of the non-West and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index.

ISBN:

9781784533472

1784533475

OCLC:

960964397