Overview

While there has been a huge expansion of the literature on Turkish political economy and foreign policy in the last decade or so, fewer studies have explored Turkey’s engagement with the changing global political economy since 2008 in a holistic manner. Against the backdrop of the debates on the ‘rise of the Global South’ and the crisis and decline of the US-led Liberal International Order, this book interrogates Turkey’s ambitions to increase its regional and global economic, political, and military ‘footprint’ and the limitations thereof. The volume explores Turkey’s economic and political relations with diverse regions and countries, ranging from Latin America to sub-Saharan Africa, post-Brexit Britain to Iran, as well as rising powers India and China. Drawing upon various critical IPE/IR approaches, the book offers a critical perspective, challenging conventional accounts which tend to draw upon and reproduce rigid dichotomies.

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Author:   Mehmet Erman Erol (University of Cambridge, UK) ,  Gorkem Altinors (Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Turkey) ,  Gonenc Uysal
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.512kg
ISBN:  

9780755646708

ISBN 10:   0755646703
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   23 January 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Introduction: Locating Turkey in a Changing Global Political Economy – Mehmet Erman Erol, Görkem Altinörs, Gönenç Uysal PART I: Turkey and the West in an Age of Crisis: Between New Opportunities and Old Dependencies The Crisis of the Capitalist International Order and Militarization of Turkey’s Foreign Policy – Can Cemgil Rethinking Turkey’s Integration with Europe within the Context of Crises of Neoliberal Hegemony – Elif Uzgören Business as Usual? A Political Economy Approach to the Anglo-Turkish Relations in the Age of Global Crisis – Görkem Altinörs & Yaprak Gürsoy PART II: Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa: Regional Aspirations in a Crisis-ridden Region Turkey’s Engagement with the Middle East and North Africa: A Critical International Political Economy Perspective – Mehmet Erman Erol The Political Economy of Turkey-Iran Relations: A Discussion of Variegated Capitalism and Underperformance after the JCPOA – Gülriz Sen PART III: Turkey Goes to the Global South: Engagements with New Geographies and Rising Powers A Closer Look at China-Turkey Relations in a Changing Global Order – Kerem Gökten & Çagatay Edgücan Sahin Turkey and India: From Distant Acquaintances to Partners in World Politics and Trade (At Least Until the August 2019 Lockdown of Kashmir) – Michael B. Bishku Turkey’s Foreign Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Sub-Imperialism – Gönenç Uysal Turkish Sub-Imperialism Extended? The Meaning of Turkish Foreign Policy in Latin America – Ertan Erol Conclusion: 2023 Elections and Turkey’s Predicament in a Polycrisis World – Mehmet Erman Erol, Görkem Altinörs, Gönenç Uysal

Reviews

Turkey and the Global Political Economy offers a theoretically informed and empirically rich analysis of Turkey's rise, dynamics, and future trajectory within the neoliberal world order. This comprehensive volume covers Turkey’s political economy, foreign relations, and geopolitical projects, making it an invaluable resource for researchers, activists, and policymakers alike. * Dr. Kamran Matin, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex, UK * Perhaps the best collection of essays on contemporary Turkey written by a most alert group of critical scholars * Vassilis Fouskas, Professor of International Relations, University of East London, UK *

Turkey and the Global Political Economy offers a theoretically informed and empirically rich analysis of Turkey's rise, dynamics, and future trajectory within the neoliberal world order. This comprehensive volume covers Turkey’s political economy, foreign relations, and geopolitical projects, making it an invaluable resource for researchers, activists, and policymakers alike. * Dr. Kamran Matin, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex, UK * Perhaps the best collection of essays on contemporary Turkey written by a most alert group of critical scholars * Vassilis Fouskas, Professor of International Relations, University of East London, UK * By transcending the compartmentalization between political economy and foreign policy, incorporating class analysis and seriously engaging with core-periphery-semiperiphery relations, Turkey and the Global Political Economy significantly diverges from conventional approaches to Turkey’s foreign relations. Offering a diverse array of historical materialist perspectives, this edited volume is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the continuities and changes in Turkey’s global role and position in an era marked by the crisis of the world economy and neoliberalism, the relative decline of U.S. hegemony and rising geopolitical rivalries. * Burak Gürel, Koç University, Turkey * Turkey and the Global Political Economy critically examines Turkey's growing influence and geographical reach in the global political economy in light of the shifting dynamics of global power structures. This edited collection is highly relevant and deserves a wide readership. It is a penetrating study of Turkey's emergence as a significant but complex economic power since the late 1990s. * Professor Bulent Gokay, Keele University, UK *

Author Information

Mehmet Erman Erol is a Lecturer in International Relations at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Görkem Altinörs is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Turkey. Gönenç Uysal is a Lecturer in International Political Economy at Lancaster University, UK.

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