Turkish-Greek Relations

'Using a discourse analysis framework, Karakatsanis makes an original contribution to the literature, which enhances our analytical leverage to understand politics and society in Turkey and Greece. It also draws potential challenges for future efforts to promote Turkish-Greek friendship that should go beyond existing discourses to make it a reality.' - Orcun Selcuk, Insight Turkey

Auteur

Leonidas Karakatsanis is assistant director at the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA). He holds a PhD in Ideology and Discourse Analysis from the University of Essex. He has researched and published on issues related to the politics of identity and reconciliation, civil society, minority rights, immigration and theories of qualitative methods in social and political sciences.

Texte du rabat

This book presents a new critical re-description of Turkish-Greek rapprochement processes over a lengthy time span (1974-2010), offering innovative explanations for the emergence of the reconciliation movement, examining its successes and failures, prospects and predicaments.

Contenu

Preface Introduction Part I: Spectres of the Left 1 Comrades, Democrats, Friends Shared Spectres 2 Radicalising Rapprochement: Friendship Through Struggles 3 Frontiers in Différance: Political and Spatial Proximities at the Aegean Coasts 4 An Uncanny Spectre? Haunting Friendship(s), Haunting Responsibilities Part II: Towards A 'Civil Society' of Friendship 5 Aspect Dawning, Cultural Extimacy and the (Anti) Politics of Friendship 6 'Friendship' as an Empty Signifier: (E)merging Political Grammars 7 A 'Civil Society' of Friendship: Between Excitement and Boredom