NARRATIVE INTEGRATION: THE ROLE OF NOVELS IN SHAPING TURKIC WORLD COOPERATION AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS IN EURASIA

Abstract

This research explores the role of novels in shaping Turkic world cooperation and social dynamics within the context of Eurasia. The Turkic speaking peoples are the peoples of the Turkic language family living in the vast area from East Europe to Central Asia. The study also discusses how Turkic authors of different generations in these regions conceptualize the changing dynamics in relations between Turkic states, their societies and neighbor states. Through identification of works of literature, the study explores how narrative patterns and characters facilitate construction of national identity and perceived differential destiny of these nations. Furthermore, the study also examines the role and the function of the novels to contribute to the solution of the socio-political problems of the Turkic world such as nationalism and regional cooperation and inter-generational transition. The study also looks at how literature has influenced the public and shaped policies, as well as supported the general discourse on integration of Eurasian space. Thus, it underlines the function of narrative as the mirror of the geopolitical and social changes in the Turkic world and the agent promoting those changes.