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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459231803321

Titolo

Fifty years of EU-Turkey relations : a Sisyphean story / / edited by Armagan Emre Cakir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-86339-7

1-283-04259-2

9786613042590

0-203-83642-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in European politics ; ; 69

Altri autori (Persone)

CakirArmagan Emre

Disciplina

341.242/209561

Soggetti

Electronic books.

European Union countries Foreign relations Turkey

Turkey Foreign relations European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Political dimension: Always in the list of 'also-rans': Turkey's rivals in EU-Turkey relations; 3 Economic dimension: The Turkish economy from the 1960s to EU accession; 4 Security dimension: A clash of security cultures? Differences between Turkey and the European Union revisited; 5 Elite opinion dimension: Behind the scenes of Turkey's protracted accession process: European elite debates

6 Public opinion dimension: Turkey in the EU? An empirical analysis of European public opinion on Turkey's 'protracted' accession process7 Identity dimension: Postwesternisation: A framework for understanding Turkey-EU relations; 8 Ethical dimension: Promises, obligations, impatience and delay: Reflections on the ethical aspects of Turkey-EU relations; 9 Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The publication of this book marks the fiftieth year of Turkey's application to the European Economic Community for associate membership, and evaluates EU-Turkey relations in a historical



perspective. Examining the evolving approaches of Turkey and of the EU towards each other, the volume focuses on the 'delay' in Turkey's accession to the EU, and explores the characteristics and reasons of this delay in political, economic, security, ethical and sociological dimensions. By shedding light on the main actors and changing parameters in these relations, the book reveals achievements as