Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model Exploring Developmental Alternatives /

• Main Author: Sengupta, Anita (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Political science.; International relations.; Political philosophy.; European Economic Community literature.; Political Science and International Relations.; International Relations.; European Integration.; Political Philosophy.

The volume discusses what the Turkish Model, or Turkish Development Alternative, was and why it was promoted in the Central Asian republics immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It argues that the Turkish Model was a myth that transferred the ideal of a ''secular, demo...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Political Dynamics in Eurasia: Background and Context of the Turkish Model
• Chapter 2. What is the “Turkish Model”?
• Chapter 3. Confronting the Past: Reclaiming Ottoman-Russian connections and the Ottoman legacy
• Chapter 4. Eurasianism or Neo-Ottomanism? The Neighborhood in Turkish Foreign Policy
• Chapter 5. The Central Asian Response to Models
• Chapter 6. The Turkish Model at Crossroads: A Conclusion
• Bibliography.