The strongman vs. the sage? Populist performances and political masculinities in the 2023 Turkish elections

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dc.authorid0000-0002-3378-381X
dc.authorid0000-0003-1534-8029
dc.contributor.authorSayan Cengiz, Feyda
dc.contributor.authorDemiralp, Seda
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-13T07:05:03Z
dc.date.available2026-03-13T07:05:03Z
dc.date.issued2026-02
dc.departmentIşık Üniversitesi, İktisadi, İdari Bilimler ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümüen_US
dc.departmentIşık University, Faculty of Economics, Administrative Sciences and Social Sciences, Department of International Relationsen_US
dc.description.abstractAuthoritarian populist performances are deeply intertwined with particular ways of ‘doing masculinity’. Previous studies have shown that combative, aggressive, ‘rule-breaking’ performances of masculinity enabled populist opposition leaders to enact and perform anti-elite populist discourses, facilitating the mobilisation of discontent. The case of Turkey, a resilient case of authoritarian populism, demonstrates that performances of masculinity also serve incumbent populists to cast themselves as protectors of society, reinvigorate their paternalist claims to legitimacy and amplify the affective dimension of their messages. This dynamic becomes especially prominent during election campaigns, where performances of masculinity become a significant part of the contest between populist incumbents and their opponents. Focusing on Turkey’s 2023 presidential election and the campaigns of the two main contenders–incumbent President Erdoğan and opposition candidate Kılıçdaroğlu–the study argues that authoritarian populist leaders perform combative, aggressive masculinity to project competence even during economic downturns or institutional decay. In doing so, they further masculinise the political sphere, relegating rivals to subordinate positions within a symbolic hierarchy of masculinities and marginalising alternative models of leadership. The study contributes to understanding the gendered performative dimensions that play into the resilience of authoritarian populism.en_US
dc.description.versionPublisher's Versionen_US
dc.identifier.citationSayan Cengiz, F. & Demiralp, S. (2026). The strongman vs. the sage? Populist performances and political masculinities in the 2023 Turkish elections. Third World Quarterly, 1-23. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.2625300en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01436597.2026.2625300
dc.identifier.endpage23
dc.identifier.issn0143-6597
dc.identifier.issn1360-2241
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105031520424
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11729/7125
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.2625300
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001704359500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakSocial Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)en_US
dc.institutionauthorDemiralp, Sedaen_US
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0003-1534-8029
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.peerreviewedYesen_US
dc.publicationstatusPublisheden_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThird World Quarterlyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAuthoritarian populismen_US
dc.subjectElection campaignsen_US
dc.subjectPolitical masculinityen_US
dc.subjectPopulismen_US
dc.subjectPopulist performanceen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectRight-wing populismen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectAKPen_US
dc.titleThe strongman vs. the sage? Populist performances and political masculinities in the 2023 Turkish electionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublicationen_US

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