CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Pilch, Jakub |
|---|---|
| Title | Turkey???s Recent National Role Conceptions and Shifts in its Foreign Policy |
| Summary | This thesis examines the shifts in Turkish foreign policy of the last decade and the accompanying changes in national role conceptions as defined by K. J. Holsti. Using primary resources it attempts to identify national role conceptions articulated by Turkish policymakers, which demonstrate the increased scope and activity of Turkish foreign policy under the AKP rule. The changes in Turkish national role conceptions are reflected discursively in the foreign policy debate, particularly in the frequent usage of the term "Neo-Ottomanism", which is supposed to denote current Turkish foreign policy, despite policymakers objections to use it. I inquire on origins of this term and its accompanying Neo-Ottomanist debate to see how the shifts in Turkish foreign policy and its role conceptions are translated discursively. In doing so, I rely on both secondary as well as primary sources, the latter including interviews, which I conducted in Turkey with Turkish scholars and analysts. I demonstrate that there exists a discrepancy between the officially articulated visions of national role conceptions of Turkish policymakers and the perceptions of various scholars, analysts and journalists. Moreover, I illustrate what specifically these perceptions imply and what visions of Turkey in the region and in the world they project and advocate. |
| Supervisor | Akcali, Emel |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/pilch_jakub.pdf |
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