Assessing the Role of Trade in the Formation  of Turkey’s Civilian Power in Africa

Emel Parlar DAL; Ali Murat KURŞUN

Article Details

Assessing the Role of Trade in the Formation of Turkey’s Civilian Power in Africa

Authors:

Emel Parlar DAL | Ali Murat KURŞUN

Publisher:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2018 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.63-94

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585375

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Abstract:

 

This paper attempts to assess the civilian character of Turkey’s political economy in sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on its trade policy towards African countries. It also seeks to explore the degree to which its trade policies towards the continent contribute to the construction of a civilian foreign policy. Additionally, this study delves into the linkages between “power and trade” and between “civilian power and trade”. Assuming that Turkey is not usually conceived as a traditional civilian power in the IR literature and political debates, this paper aims to fill the lacuna in the existing literature focusing on the impact of trade on the making of civilian power. Applying Maull’s threefaceted framework of civilian power  characteristics  cooperation, use of economic  means, development of supranational  structures , this study concludes that  in Turkey’s emerging “civilian power”  objectives, trade’s role is larger in the use  of economic means for securing national  goals and cooperation in the pursuit  of international objectives than in the  development of supranational structures  for international management level.

Article Details

Assessing the Role of Trade in the Formation of Turkey’s Civilian Power in Africa

Authors: Emel Parlar DAL | Ali Murat KURŞUN

Publisher: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2018 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.63-94

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000585375

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

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Authors:

Emel Parlar DAL | Ali Murat KURŞUN

Publisher:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2018 Vol.23 Issue 1, pp.63-94

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585375

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641