EU democracy promotion and governmentality: Turkey and beyond

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: On EU democracy promotion, the question of depoliticisation, and the case of Turkey -- The argument on EU civil society funding, governmentality and depoliticisation -- The case of Turkey and EU civil society funding -- A limited view on civil society in Turkey -- Outline of chapters -- 2. (De)politicisation, (neo-)liberal governmentality, and hegemonic struggles -- What is depoliticisation? -- The EU context: neo-functionalism, economic and legal liberalism, or neo-liberal governmentality -- (Neo-)liberal governmentality and depoliticisation -- Context matters: hegemonic struggles and (de)politicisation -- Methodology and empirical material -- Note -- 3. The (neo-)liberal governmentality of EU civil society programs -- Liberal rationalities in EU civil society programs -- Neo-liberal rationalities in EU civil society programs -- Conclusions -- Note -- 4. The (de)politicisation of women's rights organisations in a complex context -- Discursive struggles over women's rights -- The (de)politicised work of women's rights organisations -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 5. (De)politicising LGBT rights organisations and the effects of visibility -- Discursive struggles over LGBT rights -- The (de)politicised work of LGBT rights organisations -- Conclusions -- 6. The (de)politicisation of the securitised Kurdish rights issue -- Discursive struggles over the Kurdish issue -- The (de)politicised work of Kurdish rights organisations -- Conclusions -- 7. Conclusions -- The promise of civil society funding and the dangers of depoliticisation -- Governmentality in the larger EU context -- Bibliography -- Index.

Introduction : on EU democracy promotion, the question of depoliticisation, and the case of Turkey -- (De)politicisation, (neo-)liberal governmentality, and hegemonic struggles -- The (neo-)liberal governmentality of EU civil society programs -- The (de)politicisation of women's rights organisations in a complex context -- (De)politicising LGBT rights organisations and the effects of visibility -- The (de)politicisisation of the securitised Kurdish rights issue -- Conclusions.