Contesting the EU from below? Migration governance and civil society struggles for rights in EU- Turkey relations

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.authorid0000-0003-4392-9824
dc.contributor.authorBosnak, Buke
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T18:55:42Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T18:55:42Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractCivil society and social movements have played a crucial role in the EU's external relations, yet studies on EU contestation by civic actors remain varied. Drawing on framing theory, this article explores the construction and contestation of the EU in EU-Turkey relations to analyze civil society mobilization in migration governance. Using frame analysis and extensive fieldwork in a cross-time perspective, the study examines activism in Turkey, highlighting how Europeanisation processes initially created opportunities for civil society to act as norm entrepreneurs to promote migrant rights. However, since 2015, civil society's role has weakened due to the contestation of the EU's externalization policy, the shrinking space for rights-based organizations, and the declining legitimacy of the EU. The instrumentalisation of migration in the EU-Turkey deal has further complicated advocacy efforts. These findings contribute to understanding social movement mobilization in Turkey by examining evolving claims and frames during critical periods of EU-Turkey relations.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14683857.2025.2514352
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14683857.2025.2514352
dc.identifier.issn1468-3857
dc.identifier.issn1743-9639
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105007438895
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2025.2514352
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/10532
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001501356400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofSoutheast European and Black Sea Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260402
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260402
dc.subjectCivil Society
dc.subjectSocial Movements
dc.subjectFraming
dc.subjectMigration
dc.subjectEu
dc.titleContesting the EU from below? Migration governance and civil society struggles for rights in EU- Turkey relations
dc.typeArticle

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