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Book SynopsisThis book aims at uncovering the main obstacles and challenges to the Turkish accession to the European Union. Turkey's membership is one of the most important steps for the future of the European Union in terms of its integration and identity. The book provides a succinct analysis of the process and its future implications.
Trade ReviewThis volume provides a collection of incisive analyses of EU-Turkey relations. Each of the chapter contributions offers critical interrogation of a relationship that is both under-studied and frequently misunderstood. The analysis contained within Turkey-European Union Relations deserves to be widely read and will receive ready appreciation. -- Richard G. Whitman, University of Bath
This book takes the debate about Turkey-EU relations to a new level–a splendid collection of essays between detailed analyses and challenging provocations across theoretical and political divides. -- Thomas Diez, University of Birmingham
This edited book by Meltem Muftuler-Bac and Yannis Stivachtis is a timely volume that offers insights into complex issues covering EU-Turkey relations. The contributors meticulously cover past, present, and future topics in a comparative perspective and present important conclusions that have significant theoretical and policy implications not only for this case but also for regional integration in Europe. This book is a must read for scholars and policy makers alike. -- Birol Yesilada, Portland State University
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: Dilemmas in EU-Turkey Relations Chapter 3 1. Europe and the 'Turk': An English School Approach to the Study of EU-Turkish Relations Chapter 4 2. Turkish Accession and the Quest for a European Polity: Discursive Strategies and Organized Hypocrisy Chapter 5 3. European Strategic Vision and Turkey's EU Bid Chapter 6 4. The Strategic Implications of Turkey's EU Membership Part 7 Part II: Opportunities and Constraints in Turkey-European Union Relations Chapter 8 5. Turkey's Accession Negotiations with the European Union: The Long Path Ahead Chapter 9 6. Turkey and the 'New Europe': Challenges and Opportunities during the Accession Negotiations Chapter 10 7. Greek and Greek Cypriot Views of Turkey's Accession to the European Union: On the Endurance of a Spectacular Paradigmatic Shift Chapter 11 8. The Cyprus Question in the Programs of the Turkish Governments and the Turkish Political Parties, 1980-2005 Chapter 12 9. Turkey's Changing Perceptions of the EU: From Partnership to Patronship—The Ever Changing Nature of EU Conditionality in an Ever Distanced Europe Chapter 13 10. Redefining State and Society in the March Toward Europe: The Radicalization of Turkey Chapter 14 11. Current Turkish Economic Policies and the Target of EU Membership Part 15 Part III: EU-Turkey Accession Negotiations: A Comparative Perspective Chapter 16 12. A Promising Comparison: Greek and Turkish Elite Attitudes to European Integration Chapter 17 13. Fulfilling the Copenhagen Political Criteria: A Comparison between Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania Chapter 18 14. Civil-Military Relations as a Component of Democratic Consolidation in Turkey: A Comparison with Greece
