Europe's social reservation |
Historically speaking, various shades of European nationalisms have always viewed different religious and cultural groups with suspicion. Given the unchecked alarming trend, the entire European project seems vulnerable.
For obvious reasons, Turks and their Turkey have become targets of such nationalist fervors in various European states. Even if they have never been in physical contact with the Turkish community, many extreme right parties, declare ‘Turks' as their 'enemy' in party meetings.
Such unhealthy introvert trends may intensify with worsening economic problems all over the bloc. Moreover, rise of nationalism in various European nations reflects fissures within the EU. Whatever threat EU may be facing from within, the fact remains that all shade of European nationalism, in unison, remain anti-Turkish for their respective economic as well as social woes.
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Gökhan Bacik is an associate professor of political science at Zirve University. He has also taught in different European Universities as Erasmus Visiting Professor. He is the author of September 11 and World Politics (2004); and, Modern International System: Genealogy, Teleology and the Expansion (2007). His most recent book is Hybrid Sovereignty in the Arab Middle East (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2008). Bacik’s research papers have also been published in Middle East Policy, International Review of Sociology, The Muslim World, Arab Studies Quarterly, Peace Review, Turkish Studies, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.
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