WHAT DOES “BIG DATA” TELL? A NETWORK ANALYSIS APPROACH TO THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY’S ROLE PERFORMANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020
WHAT DOES “BIG DATA” TELL? A NETWORK ANALYSIS APPROACH TO THE JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY’S ROLE PERFORMANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020
Author(s): Hikmet Mengüaslan, Sadullah ÇelikSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Media studies, Supranational / Global Economy, International Law, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Communication studies, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Welfare systems, Developing nations, Political economy, Politics and law, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Comparative politics, Theory of Communication, Law on Economics, Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research, Sociology of Law, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Turkish Foreign Policy; Justice and Development Party; Network Science; Role Conflict; Big Data; Middle East
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we exploited big data (The Global Database Events, Language and Tone - GDELT) by utilizing network analysis to elaborate on the Justice and Development Party’s (JDP) Middle East (ME) policy for 2015 and 2020 - our conceptual framework built on the role theory. We identified two dynamics - the positioning of the “Transatlantic” link in Turkish Foreign Policy’s (TFP) orientation and the shape and politics of the JDP elites’ conception of activism - based on which we developed two hypotheses to conceptualize the JDP’s role performance for the period: 1) There was a mismatch between national role conceptions and systemic role prescriptions for Turkey in the period of analysis; 2) This mismatch led the appeal of partnership with non-Western actors to rise. We utilized network analysis by exploiting the GDELT big dataset to test our hypotheses empirically. The empirical findings proved the validity of our conceptual arguments.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 9/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 48-72
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English