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Author Yesilada, Birol

Title EU-Turkey Relations in the 21st Century
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (193 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics.
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
Summary 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 US, that Turkey was considered as a potential candidate for membership. This book seeks to provide a comprehensive assessment of the fluctuating relations between the EU and Turkey in the twenty-first century. Applying complementary theoretical models to evaluate prospects for Turkey's membersh
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Subject Diplomatic relations
SUBJECT European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Turkey
Turkey -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries
Subject European Union countries
Turkey
EU-länderna -- relationer -- Turkiet.
Turkiet -- relationer -- EU-länderna.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781135126810
113512681X