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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 membership,
analysis includes; Turkey's report card on the Copenhagen criteria,
public opinion in Europe and Turkey, and benefits and challenges
based on projection estimates. The results show that whilst both
sides stand to make significant gains from Turkey's membership, the
current state of affairs point in the direction of a failure.
Examining complex issues surrounding EU-Turkey relations and
addressing the critical question of what will happen if Turkey is
rejected by the EU, this book will be of interest to students and
scholars of politics, Turkey and the wider Middle East.
This book examines the decade in office of the Justice and
Development Party (AKP) and its efforts to transform the Turkish
republic toward a more Islamist-oriented system. If it succeeds,
Turkey's dramatic shift will be the most important change in the
Middle East power balance since the 1979 Iranian revolution and
will have equally devastating effects on Western interests. For
more than 80 years Turkey has been ruled by the secular democratic
structures created by Kemal Ataturk. Now, however, the rise of the
Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its series of electoral
victories are creating a new system. Whilst portraying itself as a
centre-right reform party, the AKP has been accused of having an
Islamist agenda. After almost a decade in power, there is serious
evidence that this claim is true. At home, the AKP has been
changing basic Turkish attitudes and institutions, from buying up a
large portion of the country's media to revising its laws, and even
taking the lead in the writing of a new constitution.
Internationally, Turkey has moved away from the West and Israel
toward Iran and radical Islamist groups. While its intentions-and
ability to fulfil them-are still unclear, the AKP has been leading
the most important transformation of Turkey since the formation of
the republic after World War I. This book systematically examines
the AKP's ideology, support base, actions in office, and goals.
This book was published as a special issue of the Turkish Studies.
This book examines the decade in office of the Justice and
Development Party (AKP) and its efforts to transform the Turkish
republic toward a more Islamist-oriented system. If it succeeds,
Turkey's dramatic shift will be the most important change in the
Middle East power balance since the 1979 Iranian revolution and
will have equally devastating effects on Western interests. For
more than 80 years Turkey has been ruled by the secular democratic
structures created by Kemal Ataturk. Now, however, the rise of the
Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its series of electoral
victories are creating a new system. Whilst portraying itself as a
centre-right reform party, the AKP has been accused of having an
Islamist agenda. After almost a decade in power, there is serious
evidence that this claim is true. At home, the AKP has been
changing basic Turkish attitudes and institutions, from buying up a
large portion of the country's media to revising its laws, and even
taking the lead in the writing of a new constitution.
Internationally, Turkey has moved away from the West and Israel
toward Iran and radical Islamist groups. While its intentions--and
ability to fulfil them--are still unclear, the AKP has been leading
the most important transformation of Turkey since the formation of
the republic after World War I. This book systematically examines
the AKP's ideology, support base, actions in office, and goals.
This book was published as a special issue of the Turkish Studies.
Surveying the European Union's evolution from the Rome Treaty to
the present, The Emerging European Union captures the full story of
Europe's ongoing integration, its changing identity, and its
increasing importance as a global actor in the 21st Century. This
text's concise but comprehensive overview of the history,
institutions, and policies of the European Union lays out the major
elements of the European integration and explain how the European
Union functions. Emphasizing competing intergovernmental and
supranational forces, The Emerging European Union explains the
origins and future of the European Union as well as its political
uniqueness.
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 membership,
analysis includes; Turkey's report card on the Copenhagen criteria,
public opinion in Europe and Turkey, and benefits and challenges
based on projection estimates. The results show that whilst both
sides stand to make significant gains from Turkey's membership, the
current state of affairs point in the direction of a failure.
Examining complex issues surrounding EU-Turkey relations and
addressing the critical question of what will happen if Turkey is
rejected by the EU, this book will be of interest to students and
scholars of politics, Turkey and the wider Middle East.
The decade of the 1980s marked a crucial turning point in Turkey's
socio-economic structure and polity. At the heart of the
socio-economic transformation lay the January 24, 1980, economic
austerity package and the September 12, 1980, coup d'etat, both of
which altered not only the Turkish economy and societal structure
but the political system and external relations as well. The
meanings of right and left, modernity and backwardness, and of
Turkishness were completely revised. This book shows the nature of
this socio-economic and political transformation and assesses the
success and failure of relevant policies as the country prepares to
enter the 21st century.
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