Constructing Liberal Subjects? Turkey’s New Diaspora Strategy

Bahçecik, Şerif Onur

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42897-6_8

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“…These debates surfaced more visibly and assertively when expatriate voting rights were utilized by Turkey's diasporans, leading to massive transnational election campaigns and propaganda by the AKP, and to the escalation of discursive polarizations among various diaspora groups and violent altercations. In addition to the inflammatory rhetoric, Turkish politicians often underlined that ideal Turkish diasporans have their heart and mind in Turkey and that they will integrate but not assimilate into European societies (Bahçecik, 2020). This emphasis on the pragmatic use of European citizenship while keeping one's loyalties anchored in Turkey added to the already existing scepticism about the attachment of Turkish communities to their host countries.…”

Section: European Host States’ Reactions To Turkey's Diaspora Governa...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous states have established different forms of diaspora engagement policies and institutions with a variety of motivations (Ragazzi, 2014). By doing so, they have “reinvented and rescaled ways of exercising power beyond their boundaries” (Bahçecik, 2020). Previous research largely focused on the motivations of such policies and their impact on diaspora spaces but paid little attention to the context of the host state's reception.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Host state reactions to home state diaspora engagement policies: Rethinking state sovereignty and limits of diaspora governance

Başer

Féron

2021

Global Networks

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During the last few decades, institutions, policies, and other state‐sponsored mechanisms linking home states and diasporas have expanded well beyond traditional areas. Numerous states have established diaspora engagement policies and institutions to tap diaspora resources and maximize their political, economic, and cultural interests. Previous research largely focused on these policies’ motivations and their impact on diasporas, with little attention being paid to the host states’ context. How do host states react to other states’ diaspora engagement policies within their borders? Where do host states draw the line for other states’ involvement in their territory? In this article, we examine Turkey's diaspora engagement initiatives in European countries, and zero in on host states’ reactions to these extraterritorial activities. We argue that diaspora engagement has limits and its scope is determined by the foreign and domestic political processes of the host states and their concern over their sovereignty and security.

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Section: European Host States’ Reactions To Turkey's Diaspora Governa...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%