1. Right-Wing Populist Discourse in the European Parliament on Turkish Foreign Policy
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Ulusoy, Hasan and Gungormez, Oguz
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Political parties -- Iran -- United Kingdom -- Western Europe -- Israel -- Syria -- Cyprus ,Conservatism -- Political aspects -- Analysis ,Foreign policy -- Political aspects -- Analysis ,Right and left (Political science) -- Analysis -- Political aspects ,Human rights -- Political aspects -- Analysis ,Populism -- Analysis -- Political aspects ,Democracy -- Western Europe -- Syria -- Iran -- Cyprus -- Israel -- United Kingdom ,Political science ,Freedom Party of Austria -- Political activity -- Political aspects ,European Union -- Political activity -- Political aspects ,European Union. European Parliament -- Political aspects -- Political activity - Abstract
Right-wing populism is on the rise all over the world and has led to profound effects and changes in the international system. The European continent, which is identified with democracy and human rights, also sees its share of this trend. Today, right-wing populist parties and actors are gaining strength in many EU countries and come to the fore as a serious political focus. The European Parliament (EP), as an example of direct democracy, has become one of the most visible institutions facing this shift. In this article, the discourses of right-wing populist parliamentarians in the EP toward Turkiye are focused on through a social constructivist perspective. The 2009-2014 and 2014-2019 parliamentary periods are analyzed comparatively to present which discursive strategies MEPs used in their statements about Turkiye and what kind of Turkiye representation they constructed in the EP. The article benefits from critical discourse analysis studies and aims to contribute to the literature on the attitudes of rightwing populist groups on Turkiye. Keywords: Right-Wing, Populism, European Parliament, Turkiye, Discourse Analysis, Introduction The rising right-wing populist movements in the European continent continue to become more and more controversial. To cite a few, gathering the right-wing populist parties in Italy, Prime Minister [...]
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- 2023
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