Science and flags: deconstructing Turkey's Antarctic strategy
This article explores Turkey's recent increased interest in the Antarctic by deconstructing how this interest contributes to the making of Antarctic nationalism(s). It makes two arguments. First, Turkey's status-seeking by being present in the Antarctic contributes to Antarctic nationalism...
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ftkadirhasuniv:oai:academicrepository.khas.edu.tr:20.500.12469/4057 2023-05-15T13:37:06+02:00 Science and flags: deconstructing Turkey's Antarctic strategy Yanık, Lerna K. Karaoğuz, H. Emrah Yanık, Lerna K. Karaoğuz, H. Emrah 2021 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/4057 https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2021.1941847 English eng ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS THIRD WORLD QUARTERLY 0143-6597 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/4057 000669130300001 doi:10.1080/01436597.2021.1941847 Antarctic nationalismgender in the Antarctic Turkey and Antarcticabanal nationalism assemblage nationalism international status Article 2021 ftkadirhasuniv https://doi.org/20.500.12469/4057 https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2021.1941847 2021-09-21T08:47:11Z This article explores Turkey's recent increased interest in the Antarctic by deconstructing how this interest contributes to the making of Antarctic nationalism(s). It makes two arguments. First, Turkey's status-seeking by being present in the Antarctic contributes to Antarctic nationalism(s) by invoking three distinct yet overlapping strands of nationalisms - banal, pragmatic-techno and Kemalist nationalisms, or what we term assemblage nationalism. Second, we argue that it was this nationalist trope that became the mutual language between Turkey's ruling elite and scientists, and one of the factors that prompted a change of strategy in Turkey's Antarctic policy. Turkey's status-seeking combined with this nationalist trope, which highlighted compatibility with the former's broader discourse on technological upgrading and economic development, helped the Turkish ruling elite and scientists frame and make sense of the country's presence in Antarctica. We conclude that when status-seeking involves collaboration with foreigners, a 'more benign' form of nationalism becomes possible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Kadir Has University Academic Repository Antarctic The Antarctic Third World Quarterly 42 8 1661 1678 |
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This article explores Turkey's recent increased interest in the Antarctic by deconstructing how this interest contributes to the making of Antarctic nationalism(s). It makes two arguments. First, Turkey's status-seeking by being present in the Antarctic contributes to Antarctic nationalism(s) by invoking three distinct yet overlapping strands of nationalisms - banal, pragmatic-techno and Kemalist nationalisms, or what we term assemblage nationalism. Second, we argue that it was this nationalist trope that became the mutual language between Turkey's ruling elite and scientists, and one of the factors that prompted a change of strategy in Turkey's Antarctic policy. Turkey's status-seeking combined with this nationalist trope, which highlighted compatibility with the former's broader discourse on technological upgrading and economic development, helped the Turkish ruling elite and scientists frame and make sense of the country's presence in Antarctica. We conclude that when status-seeking involves collaboration with foreigners, a 'more benign' form of nationalism becomes possible. |
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