1st Edition

The Europeanization of Turkish Public Policies A Scorecard

Edited By Aylin Güney, Ali Tekin Copyright 2016
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Turkey’s candidacy for membership of the European Union has had mixed effects on its public policies. The initial degree of cohesion between EU and Turkish national policies, practices and institutions has varied by the policy field in question, leading to a complex amalgam of fit and misfit between the two actors. Their interaction in different policy areas has had direct influence both on... Read more
Part I: Introduction 1Introduction  - Aylin Güney Part II: The state of Europeanisation: Policies 2 Trade policy - Canan Balkır 3 Agricultural Policy - Sübidey Togan (Bilkent University) 4 Energy and Environment - Paul Williams 5 Social and Employment Policy - Berrin Ataman 6 Regional policy - Aslıhan Çelenk 7 Area of Security and Justice - Bianca Kaiser and Ayhan Kaya 8 Foreign and Security Policy - Knud Erik Jorgenson 9 Minority protection and Human Rights - Ioannis Grigoriadis 10 Gender - Tore Fougner and Ayça Kurtoğlu 11Educational and research policy - Zeynep Arkan and Işık Gürleyen Part III: Conclusion 12 A Scorecard: Europeanization of Public Policies in Turkey - Ali Tekin

Biography

Aylin Güney is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences as well as Jean Monnet Chair at Yaşar University, İzmir, Turkey. She focuses on EU enlargement and has authored numerous articles on EU-Turkey relations and Turkish politics.



Ali Tekin, currently on leave, was Professor and Vice Dean at Yaşar University, Jean Monnet Chair at Bilkent and Visiting Scholar at Harvard. He served as an MP in Turkey and focuses on Turkish and European political economy.