EU-Turkey Relations in the 21st Century.

The possibility of Turkey's accession to the European Union has been problematic. Initially, the EU's pursuit of regional economic integration and enlargement of membership, at the exclusion of Turkey, strained relations between the two. It was not until 1999, and under pressure from the U...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yesilada, Birol
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics.
Subjects:
European Union > Turkey.
European Union countries > Foreign relations > Turkey.
Turkey > Foreign relations > European Union countries.
Diplomatic relations
European Union countries
Turkey
EU-länderna > relationer > Turkiet.
Turkiet > relationer > EU-länderna.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • EU-Turkey Relations in the 21st Century; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Historical overview of EU-Turkey relations; 3 Copenhagen criteria and Turkey's qualifications; Copenhagen criteria for membership; 4 Public opinion; Public opinion in the EU over future enlargement; Turkish public opinion on EU membership; 5 Benefits and challenges of EU membership; Membership and democratic consolidation in Turkey; The clash of civilizations and fear of Turks migrating to Europe; Economic benefits and challenges of membership.
  • Institutional implications of Turkey's membershipConcluding remarks; 6 Power transition analysis of EU-Turkey relations; Power transition theory; Results of power transition analysis; Assessment; 7 Conclusions and prospects; Appendix: SPSS tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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