Dual agent of transition: How Turkey perpetuates and challenges neo-patrimonial patterns in its Post-Soviet Neighbourhood
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2019-04-12
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
Understanding the stability of non-democratic regimes warrants new analytical perspectives. With a focus on business relations, this article explores how hybrid regimes disseminate regime-related principles in a qualitative study of Turkey’s foreign relations with Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in the period 2014-18. Inspired by the concepts of neopatrimonialism and limited access orders, we argue that hybrid regimes lack cohesion and cannot compel all relevant actors to disseminate a coherent set of regime-related principles. Depending on their domestic environment, Turkish actors in fact transmit both neo-patrimonial closure and competitive openness, which makes Turkey’s hybrid regime a dual agent of transition.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Global Democratic Governance
Event Title
Final Conference - EU-STRAT
Event Location
The Hague
Event Date
11-12.04.2019
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Division(s)
Eprints ID
258423