Abstract

Türkiye has become an assertive player in soft power politics since Joseph Nye coined the term and its subsequent adoption by leaders as a coherent external relations strategy. Focusing on Africa from the beginning of 2000, Türkiye has built its structures of influence and steadily expanded its persuasion on the continent. The wielding of Türkiye’s soft power in Africa is yet to receive sufficient academic attention. This study attempts to contextualise the extent of Türkiye’s attractive power using the flourishing social economic relations with Kenya as a case study. Soft power is necessary in enhancing people-to-people relations, knowledge and information sharing, improvement of trade networks, and staging of coalitions against global threats.

摘要

自从约瑟夫·奈 (Joseph Nye) 创造了这个词并随后被领导人采纳为连贯的对外关系战略以来，土耳其人已成为软实力政治中的自信参与者。Türkiye 从 2000 年初开始关注非洲，建立了自己的影响力结构，并稳步扩大了在非洲大陆的影响力。土耳其在非洲的软实力尚未得到足够的学术关注。本研究试图将土耳其与肯尼亚蓬勃发展的社会经济关系作为案例研究，以了解土耳其的吸引力程度。软实力对于加强人与人之间的关系、知识和信息共享、改善贸易网络以及建立应对全球威胁的联盟是必不可少的。