Democracy, Identity and Foreign Policy in Turkey Hegemony Through Transformation
E. Fuat Keyman and Sebnem Gumuscu
PALGRAVE - May 2014
The recent history of Turkey is dominated by the country's
transformation into a modern democracy. Over the past few years Turkey
has been increasingly recognised as a nation of economic, political and
cultural significance as well as being a vital political connection
between Europe and the Middle East. In this compelling volume, Professor
Keyman and Dr. Gumüsçu put democratisation in Turkey under the
microscope with an especial focus on recent transformations under the
Justice and Development Party (AKP). Accordingly, it explores to what
extent Turkey's transformation under the AKP has led to democratic
consolidation as well as asking if there is a disconnect between
economic, cultural, and urban transformation, on the one hand, and
democratic consolidation on the other? Furthermore, this book also takes
the opportunity to explore several issues that have a direct effect on
the consolidation of Turkish democracy such as globalization, foreign
policy activism, the kurdish question, religious governance and civil
society. By critically analyzing the dialectic between domestic
transformations and global/regional dynamics, the book also discusses
the ways in which Turkish transformation is affected by the Arab
uprisings as well as how Turkey may inspire these countries.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Turkey's Transformation
3. Constructing Hegemony: the AKP Rule
4. AKP's Hegemony and Democratic Consolidation
5. Turkey's Proactive Foreign Policy under the AKP
6. Turkish Foreign Policy in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings
7. The AKP, Arab Uprisings and the Kurdish Question
8. Secularism, Democracy and Identity
9. Civil Society and Democratic Consolidation
10. Conclusion: Turkey at the Crossroads: Democratization through the Strong EU Anchor
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