Discourse of Democratic Values in the Foreign Affairs of the European Union and its Criticism

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 5, 127 - 157, 01.10.2020

Hakan Samur

Abstract

It is an undisputedly accepted fact for both the formal discourse of the European Union and wide intellectual circles that the normative values like peace, democracy, human rights, rule of law, and justice are the main building stones of the European unification process. Still, according to the formal discourse of the Union, particularly after the 1990s, the mentioned democratic values are the main criteria primarily considered in the common foreign, security, and defense policies of the Union and in determining the relations with the third countries. However, the situation in practice does not coincide with all these idealist discourses. Through analyzing both the military operations of the Union within the context of the Common Security and Defence Policy and the reactions of her towards the military coups in various countries, this study attempts to reveal the difference between discourse and practice.

Keywords

European Union, Democratic Values, Military Operation, ESDP, Military Coup

Avrupa Birliği’nin Dışişlerinde Demokratik Değerler Söylemi ve Eleştirisi

Abstract

Barış, demokrasi, insan hakları, hukukun üstünlüğü ve adalet gibi normatif değerlerin, Avrupa’daki bütünleşme sürecinin üzerine inşa edildiği temel yapı taşları oldukları hem Avrupa Birliği’nin resmi söyleminde hem de geniş bir entelektüel çevrede neredeyse tartışmasız kabul edilen bir olgudur. Yine Birliğin söylemine göre, söz konusu demokratik değerler, özellikle 1990’lardan itibaren Birliğin ortak dışişleri, güvenlik ve savunma politikalarında da, üçüncü ülkelerle ilişkilerini belirlemede de öncelikle dikkate alınan başlıca kriterlerdir. Oysaki uygulamadaki durum bu idealist söylemlerle örtüşmemektedir. Bir yandan AB’nin Ortak Güvenlik ve Savunma Politikası kapsamında gerçekleştirdiği askeri operasyonlarını diğer yandan da çeşitli ülkelerde ortaya çıkan askeri darbelere yönelik tepkilerini analiz etmek suretiyle bu çalışma, söylemle uygulama arasındaki farkı ortaya koymaya çalışmaktadır.

Keywords

Avrupa Birliği, Demokratik Değerler, OGSP, Askeri Operasyon, Askeri Darbe

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