Globalization, Modernity and Democracy- Turkish Foreign Policy 2009 and Beyond

E Fuat KEYMAN

Article Details

Globalization, Modernity and Democracy- Turkish Foreign Policy 2009 and Beyond

Authors:

E Fuat KEYMAN

Publisher:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2010 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.1-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2009

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000586037

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Abstract:

 

The end of the Cold War meant the end of the ‘buffer state’ identity of Turkish foreign policy – an identity which was based mainly on the geopolitical position of Turkey in world politics. Since the 1990s, Turkey has been in search of a new identity, which has required a much more active and constructive foreign policy behavior. Furthermore, as the world has become more globalized, more interdependent, and more risky, having “strategic depth,” this new foreign policy identity entailed the employment of not only geopolitics but also identity and economy. Thus, geopolitics, modernity and democracy have become the constitutive dimensions of Turkish foreign policy today. This development in Turkey’s foreign policy identity and behavior has been perceived in global academic and public discourse as Turkey becoming a “key and pivotal actor of world politics.” This paper explores the ways in which Turkish foreign policy would become effective and achieves its main aim, that is, to contribute to the creation of a fair, better, and democratic global governance.

Article Details

Globalization, Modernity and Democracy- Turkish Foreign Policy 2009 and Beyond

Authors: E Fuat KEYMAN

Publisher: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2010 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.1-20

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2009

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000586037

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

Issues

Authors:

E Fuat KEYMAN

Publisher:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Journal:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2010 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.1-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2009

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000586037

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641