Rethinking Populism Geopolitically: Authoritarian Populism and Migration Politics in Britain and Turkey

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the authoritarian populism-migration nexus and to evaluate why and how authoritarian populist rhetoric vary in different geopolitical contexts. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of studies on populism and its impact on international politics and foreign policy. However, there is a dearth of research on the specific impact of authoritarian populist discourse on migration in different geopolitical specificities. This article will engage with two key research objectives to fill this gap. First, it examines the interaction between authoritarian populist rhetoric on managing migration in Britain and Turkey. Second, it interrogates whether the authoritarian populist impact on migration in these countries has overlapping features. This article contends that, as far as the authoritarian populism-migration nexus is concerned, populism is developed geopolitically.

Keywords

• Populism
• Migration
• Geopolitics
• Britain
• Turkey

Popülizmi Jeopolitik Olarak Yeniden Düşünmek: Britanya ve Türkiye'de Otoriter Popülizm ve Göç Politikaları

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı otoriter popülizm-göç neksusunu analiz etmek ve neden ve niye otoriter popülist retoriğin farklı jeopolitik bağlam ile değiştiğini değerlendirmektir. Yakın zamanda popülizmin uluslararası siyaset ve dış politika üzerindeki etkisini inceleyen çalışmaların sayısında ciddi bir artış olmuştur. Ancak farklı jeopolitik özelliklerde otoriter popülist söylemin göç üzerindeki spesifik etkisine ilişkin araştırma eksikliği bulunmaktadır. Bu makale, bu boşluğu doldurmak için iki temel araştırma hedefini ele alacaktır. İlk olarak, İngiltere ve Türkiye'de göçün yönetimine ilişkin otoriter popülist söylem arasındaki etkileşimi inceleyecektir. İkinci olarak, bu ülkelerdeki göç üzerindeki otoriter popülist etkinin örtüşen özelliklere sahip olup olmadığını sorgulayacaktır. Bu makale, otoriter popülizm-göç ilişkisi söz konusu olduğunda popülizmin jeopolitik olarak geliştiğini iddia etmektedir.

Keywords

• Popülizm
• Göç
• Jeopolitik
• Britanya
• Türkiye

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