Searching for a Place in Global IR Through Exceptionalism: Turkey and the Mediation for Peace Initiative

Authors : Radiye Funda Karadeniz, Gonca Oğuz Gök

Pages : 260-284

Doi:10.20991/allazimuth.1505836

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Publication Date : 2024-07-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study is an attempt to rethink exceptionalism both in Turkish Foreign Policy and in Global IR. It critically engages with Turkey’s contribution to the Global IR debate within the discourse of exceptionalism in Turkish foreign policy over its role in the Mediation for Peace Initiative (MPI). Following Nymalm and Plagemann (2019), we rethink exceptionalism used in Global IR, critically analyzing Turkey’s role in the MPI within the framework of internationalist exceptionalism. In doing so, we aim to unbox exceptionalism in Global IR and understand how some exceptional foreign policy discourses of non-Western states may contribute to the interconnectedness between regional worlds, as well as the circulation of ideas and norms between the global and local levels.
Keywords : Global IR, Exceptionalism, Turkish Exceptionalism, Mediation, Mediation for Peace Initiative