1st Edition
Democracy in Turkey The Impact of EU Political Conditionality
By Ali Resul Usul
Copyright 2011
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality, the author compares the case of Turkey to that of other European nations.
Arguing that Turkey became vulnerable to the European conditionality when it applied for... Read more
Introduction 1. International Politics of Democratic Consolidation: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives 2. The Nature and Impact of the EU Political Conditionality 3. The EU Conditionality and Democracy in Turkey: Pre-Helsinki Period 4. The EU Conditionality and Democracy in Turkey: Post-Helsinki Period 5. The Impact of the EU Conditionality in Turkey. Conclusion
Biography
Ali Resul Usul is an Associate Professor at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey. He completed his BA, MA and PhD studies at Bogazici University (in Istanbul), Bilkent University (in Ankara) and University of Essex, and has published extensively on Turkey-EU relations.
