European Union civil society support and the depoliticisation of Turkish civil society



Zihnioglu, Ozge ORCID: 0000-0001-6596-1994
(2019) European Union civil society support and the depoliticisation of Turkish civil society. THIRD WORLD QUARTERLY, 40 (3). pp. 503-520.

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Abstract

Despite growing critical literature on external funding, the link between EU funding to Turkish civil society organisations (CSOs) and their depoliticisation remains understudied. This article fills this gap. This article explores EU funds in Turkey and shows the incentives it creates for a depoliticised civil society. Drawing on an original set of interviews with 45 CSOs, this article analyses how Turkish CSOs interact with EU funding and how this support impacts on Turkish civil society. This article argues that EU funding’s short-term, activity-based, measurable outcome and visibility-oriented structure contributed to the depoliticisation of those CSOs benefited from EU funds.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Depoliticisation, civil society, Turkey, European Union, foreign funding
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2019 14:30
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:24
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2018.1545567
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3057002