FROM NORMATIVE POWER EUROPE TO STRATEGIC EXTERNALIZATION: MIGRATION AND THE STATEMENT OF 18 MARCH IN TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS

Gönül Tezcan; Arzu Güler

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FROM NORMATIVE POWER EUROPE TO STRATEGIC EXTERNALIZATION: MIGRATION AND THE STATEMENT OF 18 MARCH IN TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS

Authors:

Gönül Tezcan | Arzu Güler

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası Siyaset

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.171-185

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357338

pISSN:

1308-2922

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Abstract:

 The European Union EU positions itself as a normative actor based on democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. However, EU migration governance in the shadow of the refugee crisis after 2015 has increasingly relied on securitization and externalization strategies in a way that calls into question the normative European discourse. This study explores the shift in the EUs normative power under crisis conditions by critically examining its migration cooperation with Türkiye, including the 1:1 resettlement scheme, Türkiyes designation as a safe third country, and financial aid. The study shows that these instruments, although legitimized by humanitarian discourses, raise questions about burden-sharing, legal coherence and the EUs normative credibility, and concludes that the externalization strategy to limit irregular migration deepens the contradiction between the EUs proclaimed values and its actual practices.

 The European Union EU positions itself as a normative actor based on democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. However, EU migration governance in the shadow of the refugee crisis after 2015 has increasingly relied on securitization and externalization strategies in a way that calls into question the normative European discourse. This study explores the shift in the EUs normative power under crisis conditions by critically examining its migration cooperation with Türkiye, including the 1:1 resettlement scheme, Türkiyes designation as a safe third country, and financial aid. The study shows that these instruments, although legitimized by humanitarian discourses, raise questions about burden-sharing, legal coherence and the EUs normative credibility, and concludes that the externalization strategy to limit irregular migration deepens the contradiction between the EUs proclaimed values and its actual practices.

 The European Union EU positions itself as a normative actor based on democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. However, EU migration governance in the shadow of the refugee crisis after 2015 has increasingly relied on securitization and externalization strategies in a way that calls into question the normative European discourse. This study explores the shift in the EUs normative power under crisis conditions by critically examining its migration cooperation with Türkiye, including the 1:1 resettlement scheme, Türkiyes designation as a safe third country, and financial aid. The study shows that these instruments, although legitimized by humanitarian discourses, raise questions about burden-sharing, legal coherence and the EUs normative credibility, and concludes that the externalization strategy to limit irregular migration deepens the contradiction between the EUs proclaimed values and its actual practices.

 Avrupa Birliği AB kendisini demokrasi, insan hakları, hukukun üstünlüğü gibi değerlere dayalı normatif bir aktör olarak konumlandırmaktadır. Ancak 2015 sığınmacı kriziyle şekillenen AB göç politikalarının, giderek artan ölçüde güvenlikleştirme ve dışsallaştırma stratejilerine dayanması, Birliğin normatif Avrupa söylemini tartışmaya açmıştır. Bu çalışma, ABnin normatif güç anlayışının kriz koşullarında nasıl dönüşüme uğradığını Türkiye örneği üzerinden incelemektedir. Çalışmada ABTürkiye göç iş birliğinin temel unsurları olan 1e 1 yeniden yerleştirme formülü, Türkiyenin güvenli üçüncü ülke olarak tanımlanması ve mali yardımlar, eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma, insani söylemlerle meşrulaştırılmış olsalar da bu araçların yük paylaşımı, hukuki tutarlılık ve ABnin normatif itibarı açısından soru işaretleri barındırdığını göstermekte ve düzensiz göçü sınırlandırmaya yönelik dışsallaştırma stratejisinin, ABnin değerleri ile uygulamaları arasındaki çelişkiyi derinleştirdiği sonucuna varmaktadır.

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FROM NORMATIVE POWER EUROPE TO STRATEGIC EXTERNALIZATION: MIGRATION AND THE STATEMENT OF 18 MARCH IN TÜRKİYE-EU RELATIONS

Authors:

Gönül Tezcan | Arzu Güler

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası Siyaset

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.171-185

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357338

pISSN:

1308-2922

European Union

Türkiye

Externalisation

Normative Power

The Statement of 18 MarchAvrupa Birliği

Türkiye

Dışsallaştırma

Normatif Güç

18 Mart Mutabakatı

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Gönül Tezcan | Arzu Güler

Publisher: Pamukkale University

Main Topics: Uluslararası Siyaset

Journal: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.171-185

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357338

pISSN: 1308-2922

Issues

Authors:

Gönül Tezcan | Arzu Güler

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası Siyaset

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 70, pp.171-185

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357338

pISSN:

1308-2922