THE EU’S SECURITIZATION OF TÜRKİYE: SECURITIZATION AS A DISPOSITIF OF HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY

Authors : Ece Mozakoğlu

Pages : 171-198

Doi:10.29228/mjes.459

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Publication Date : 2024-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article proceeds from the conception of masculinity as a form of power relations. Based on this starting point, it aims to provide a second reading of the securitizing EU discourse regarding Türkiye in the period 2005-2013. The article argues that the EU’s securitizing discourse on Türkiye in this period can be regarded as a dispositif of its hegemonic masculinity. The article utilizes the perspective and tools of post-structuralist feminist theory to examine how the EU’s securitizing discourse on Türkiye leads to an unequal/asymmetrical and hierarchical relationship between the two parties in which the EU sets the conditions, and Türkiye is expected to fulfil them without a clear prospect of membership. The article further examines the EU’s securitization of how it shapes the identities of both actors in terms of various masculinities. In order to provide a second reading of Türkiye-EU relations within this context, methodologically, the article mainly analyzes the official documents of the European Commission, EU Commissioners’ statements on Türkiye, European Council Conclusions, written and verbal statements of EU Member States’ Heads of State in terms of primary sources.
Keywords : hegemonik maskülenlik, güvenlikleştirme, post-yapısalcı feminizm, Türkiye-AB ilişkileri, kimlik