The role of ideas in coalition government foreign policymaking
Subtitle: the case of Turkey between 1991 and 2002
By: Binnur Özkeçeci-Taner
Publisher: Republic of Letters
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9789089790170
Subjects: International relations; Foreign relations; History
Description: This book fills an important gap in Foreign Policy Analysis with its focus on the particular link between political ideas and foreign policymaking and is a strong empirical contribution to an understanding of Turkish foreign policy in general and key decisions in Turkish foreign affairs in particular. By way of examining 12 foreign policy cases under four coalition governments that took office in Turkey between 1991 and 2002, the author analyzes the "battle of ideas" that took place in these settings among those who represent different worldviews. The end result is a framework that delineates the conditions under which ideas come to play important role in shaping foreign policy and how that effect takes place. (Also in series "International Studies Library"; 19).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.