An essay on the theory of the Rentier State/rantci devlet yazini uzerine deneme

This article analyzes one of the most frequently used terms in social science literature namely, rentier state on the axis of international relations and political science disciplines. Recently a series of notions such as the notions of rentier state, rogue state, failed state, weak state and collapsed state have emerged out and come forward in the literature. The study focuses on the oldest and least known notion among these set of notions that is rentier state. Given the term rentier state has a longer history than the other notions which belong to the same discursive formation, the study deals firstly with the historical development/transformation of the notion and then examines critically on the axis of political philosophy and economy the elements of the discourse in which the notion belongs to. Keywords: Rentier State, State Theory, Discourse Analysis, Development, International Division of Labour Bu makale anaakim sosyal bilimler literaturunde son donem sikca kullanilmaya baslanilan kavramlardan biri olan rantiye devlet terimini uluslararasi iliskiler ve siyaset bilimi disiplinleri kapsaminda incelemektedir. Son donem literaturunde rantiye devlet kavrami yani sira haydut devlet, basarisiz devlet, zayif devlet, dusmus devlet basta olmak uzere bir seri tanimlama one cikmistir. Bu tanimlamalar icerisinde en eskisi ve ulkemizde en az taninani olmasi nedeniyle rantiye devlet terimi incelenmistir. Rantiye devlet terimi, kendisiyle ayni soylemsel formasyon icerisinden uretilen diger tanimlamalardan farkli olarak daha eski bir inceleme tarihine sahip oldugundan, calisma boyunca kavramin tarihsel gelisimi/donusumu incelenmekte ve terimin ait oldugu soylemin unsurlarinin siyaset felsefesi ile ekonomi politik ekseninde elestirel bir degerlendirilmesi yapilmaktadir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Rantiye Devlet, Devlet Kurami, Soylem Analizi, Kalkinma, Uluslararasi Isbolumu