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Weaponizing Civilizationalism for Authoritarianism: How Turkey, India, Russia, and China Challenge Liberal Democracy

Weaponizing Civilizationalism for Authoritarianism: How Turkey, India, Russia, and China Challenge Liberal Democracy

Yilmaz, Ihsan
Morieson, Nicholas

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in Populisms

Religion General General Political ScienceGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 9819616581
ISBN13: 9789819616589
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: May 16 2025
Pages: 361
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book, based on a systematic analysis of leaders' speeches, examines how regimes in Turkey, India, Russia, and China strategically weaponize the concept of 'civilization' along with emotional appeals, such as pride, fear, and nostalgia, to challenge global liberal democratic norms. As the influence of liberal democracy wanes, these nations increasingly declare themselves 'civilization-states'. By redefining national identity to include peoples living in foreign countries, justifying belligerence abroad, and reinforcing anti-democratic practices domestically, these regimes position themselves as guardians of transnational peoples with distinctive civilizational values. This is the first book to systematically explore how and why these states leverage civilization and emotional manipulation to reshape both domestic politics and international relations.

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