Globalization and Nationalism: the Nationalist Action Party of Turkey

Abstract

In discussions on globalization, it has been generally proposed that globalization, by removing boundaries, constitutes a threat to the survival of nation-states, the backbone of nationalism. The aim of this study is to answer the question of how a nationalist party articulates the notion of globalization into its discourse to shed light on its place in the political arena in this global era by examining the ultranationalist Nationalist Action Party of Turkey as a case study. After analyzing the discourse of the MHP on globalization, it is proposed that its discourse has elements of pro-globalization rhetoric on the one hand and a critical perception of the process of globalization on the other hand.