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Turkey’s Sub-imperialism in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The growing economic and political roles of the so-called emerging powers in sub-Saharan Africa have attracted particular attention following the apparent decline of Western powers in the face of the global economic crisis of 2007–2008. The AKP’s “proactive†foreign policy has manifested Turkey’s burgeoning role in the region. This paper draws upon Marxism to explore the diffusion of Turkish capital and the enhancement of military relations in the region in harmony and in contradistinction with Western and Gulf countries. It discusses the AKP’s proactive foreign policy vis-à -vis sub-Saharan Africa as a particular sociohistorical form of sub-imperialism that is characterized by and reproduces economic and geopolitical rivalries and alliances among Turkey and Western and Gulf countries. JEL Classification: F5, P1, O1

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  • Gönenç Uysal, 2021. "Turkey’s Sub-imperialism in Sub-Saharan Africa," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 53(3), pages 442-461, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:53:y:2021:i:3:p:442-461
    DOI: 10.1177/04866134211003995
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    Keywords

    class; foreign policy; Marxist theory; sub-Saharan Africa; Turkey;
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    JEL classification:

    • F5 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
    • P1 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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