More than a feeling: Emotional responses to international criticism in Erdogan's Turkey

Prakash D., ILGIT A.

REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, cilt.43, sa.1, ss.130-151, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0260210516000176
  • Dergi Adı: REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.130-151
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ontological Security, Identity, Emotions, Criticism, Turkey, ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY, WORLD-POLITICS, IDENTITY, COOPERATION, DISCOURSE, INDIA, POWER, RISE
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Extant studies suggest that criticism of state practices may create ontological crises in states, thus prompting emotional responses. This article examines what happens when target states reject external criticism, and the failure of outside attempts to shame and criticise. We show that recipients can view international criticism as opportunities to consolidate state identity rather than ontological crises. Using Turkey's foreign policy towards Israel, we focus on the agency of weak states by expanding the range of emotions stemming from non-acceptance of criticism and by emphasising the role of leaders when crafting emotional responses to negative representations.