Beschreibung:
Elem Eyrice-Tepecikliölu is Associate Professor and the Head of the Area Studies Department at Social Sciences University of Ankara, Turkey. She studies African Politics, Turkey-Africa relations and emerging powers in Africa. She is the co-editor of Turkey in Africa: A New Emerging Power? (Routledge,2021).
The book provides a comprehensive and long-term assessment of Turkey's evolving role in Africa at different levels ranging from political to economic, cultural and military ties. It engage with discussions surrounding Turkey's strengths and weaknesses in its foreign policies targeting African countries.
Introduction Turkey and Africa: Motivations, Challenges and Future Prospects 1. Turkey-Africa Relations and Turkey's National Role Conception as the Centre Country: Continuity or a Break with the Past? 2. Beyond the Soft-Hard Power Binary: Resource Control in Turkey's Foreign Policy Towards Sub-Saharan Africa 3. Turkish Humanitarian Assistance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Africa 4. Exploring the Maritime Nexus in Turkey's African Agenda 5. (Exploring) the Impact of Turkey's Embassies on Trade with sub-Saharan Africa 6. No Strings Attached: Understanding Turkey's Arms Exports to Africa 7. Summitry Diplomacy in Turkey-Africa Relations: Statements, (Non-)Accomplishments and Effectiveness