Eu-Turkey Relations in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9780415639354 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 176 str.

Birol Yesilada

Opis

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 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 21st century.

Spis treści

1 Introduction 2 Historical Overview of EU-Turkey Relations 3 Copenhagen Criteria and Turkey’s Qualifications 4 Public Opinion 5 Benefits and Challenges of EU Membership 6 Power Transition Analysis of EU-Turkey Relations 7 Conclusions and Prospects

O autorze

Birol A. Yesilada is professor of Political Science and International Studies and is the holder of the endowed chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government. He is also director of Center for Turkish Studies at PSU. Previously, he was Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the principal investigator for the World Values Survey project in Cyprus and has served a Co-editor-in-Chief of International Studies Perspectives and Associate Editor of The Middle East Studies Bulletin. His books include: Islamization of Turkey Under AKP Rule (co-ed with Barry Rubin), Comparative Political Parties and Party Elites: Essays in Honor of Samuel J. Eldersveld, and The Emerging European Union (with David M. Wood).