Yilmaz, Ömer: A constructivist analysis of Turkish foreign policy in 1980s and 2000s : the example of Turkey-U.S. relationsA Eine konstruktivistische Analyse der türkischen Außenpolitik in den 1980er Jahren und 2000er Jahren : das Beispiel der Türkei-USA Beziehungen. 2014
Inhalt
- Abstract
- Table of contents
- Lists of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Theoretical background
- 1.1. Constructivist critiques of Mainstream IR Theories
- 1.2. Constructivism
- 1.3. Constructivism and foreign policy of Özal and Erdoğan leaderships
- 2. A constructivist approach to the determinants of TFP an their transformation / reinterpretation in Özal / Erdoğan Eras
- 2.1. Geographical location
- 2.2. Historical and cultural dimensions
- 2.3. Ideological and internal factors
- 2.4. External Factors
- 2.5. Concluding Remarks
- 3. A comparative analysis foreign policy approach of Özal
- 3.1. Turkish Foreign Policy during the Özal Era: A Paradigm-shift?
- 3.2. AK Party foreign policy paradigm: Transformation or continuity?
- 4. Turkish-US relations: Background and the Özal Era
- 4.1. Historical background: Outlines of Turkish foreign policy until 1980s: Thetraditional route
- 4.2. Turkey-U.S. relations during the Özal era
- 5. Turkish-US relations during the AK party Era
- 5.1. A general appraisal of Turkish-U.S. relations during 1990s and early 2000s
- 5.2. Turkey-USA Relations in the context of the Middle East
- 5.3. Troubles pertinent to Iraq
- 5.4. Rising efficacy of the Erdoğan’s leadership in Turkey’s domestic politics and the reburgeoning bilateral relations with the Washington administration
- 5.5. Obama’s Presidency: A new term along with a new paradigm in the bilateral relations (Model Partnership)
- 5.6. The Iran dimension of Turkey-U.S. relations
- 5.7. The Syrian dimension of Turkish-US relations
- 5.8. Israel-Palestine dimension of Turkish-US relations
- 5.9. “Arab Spring” and Turkish-U.S. relations
- 5.10. Turkey and USA’s Reciprocal Foreign Policies towards the post-Soviet Domain
- 5.11. The Armenian question dimension of Turkey-U.S. relations
- 5.12. Greece and Cyprus dimensions of Turkey-US relations
- 5.13. Balkans dimension of Turkey-U.S. relations
- 5.14. Economic relations of Turkey and the U.S.
- 5.15. Military relations
- 5.16. Conclusion
- 6. A general evaluation as to the accuracy of the hypotheses and conclusion
- 6.1. An analogy of Özal and Erdoğan foreign policies
- 6.2. Strengths and weaknesses of the constructivist approach in explaining TFP
- 6.3. Conclusion and final words
- Bibliography