ABSTRACT

Turkish society has been going through institutional and ideological change that has affected its social, cultural and political practices. This book examines these contemporary tensions, which have led to a re-appraisal of Turkey as a nation and Turkish nationalism as it tries to situate itself as a regional and global power.

Analysing the internal and external dynamics of Turkey and the role played by nationalism, this book considers how the understanding of the nation and nationalism has changed since the creation of the Republic of Turkey, and how it has now become central to its desire to become a global power. Despite on-going negotiations about entry into the EU, an ambition for Turkey to be a regional power feeds nationalist feeling that contradicts institutional, discursive and cultural changes. Presenting interdisciplinary perspectives from experts in history, sociology, political sciences and economics, the contributors offer new perspectives on contemporary Turkey and its future.

Turkey between Nationalism and Globalization will be of interest to students and scholars of Turkish studies; globalization studies, nationalism studies, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean studies, international relations, political science and sociology.

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

part |41 pages

The Birth of a Nation

chapter |15 pages

The Odd Man Out

Why there was no Regime Change in the Ottoman Empire at the End of World War I

chapter |11 pages

Reflections on Millets and Minorities

Ottoman Legacies 1

part |44 pages

Continuity and Changes in Turkish Nationalism

chapter |16 pages

The Topography of Nationalism in Turkey

Actors, Discourses and the Struggle for Hegemony

part |57 pages

The Fragments of the Nation

chapter |16 pages

The New Islamist Domination in Turkey

Occidentalism Toppled 1

chapter |19 pages

Secularism in the Age of Globalization

The AKP and the Revival of the Ottoman Legacy

chapter |21 pages

Necessity and the State of Exception

The Turkish State's Permanent War with its Kurdish Citizens 1

part |53 pages

Power in Globalization

chapter |22 pages

Civil Society as Soft Power

Islamic NGOs and Turkish Foreign Policy

chapter |12 pages

Becoming a World Economic Power

The Neo-Nationalism of the AKP

chapter |17 pages

Turkey as a Regional Power

Unfounded Ambition or Future Reality?