The Position of Social Democracy vis a vis Globalization: A Field Research on the RPP Case

Abstract

In this paper, the approach of Turkey’s social democracy to the globalization issue is to be scrutinized. In the first part of this article, based on the field research conducted in five different cities of Turkey (Bursa, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İzmir, and Kocaeli) by the method of semi-structured and in-depth interviews, the literature on the globalization issue is discussed, and in the second part, in accordance with the field research data, the views of Turkey’s social democracy towards the globalization age is analyzed. In this article, it is claimed that the globalization for Turkey’s social democracy is understood as an indispensible and opportunity created process.

Keywords

Globalization, Social Democracy, RPP, Third Way, Internationalism.

Citation

Emre, Yunus; Cop, Burak; Arslantaş, Şenol and Aladağ, Aras, “The Position of Social Democracy vis a vis Globalization: A Field Research on the RPP Case”, International Relations, Volume 14, Issue 53, 2017, pp. 111-128.

Affiliations

• Yunus EMRE, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Culture University
• Burak COP, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Culture University
• Şenol ARSLANTAŞ, Research Assistant, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul University
• Aras ALADAĞ, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul University