1st Edition

The European Union and Turkey An Anchor/Credibility Dilemma

By Mehmet Ugur Copyright 1999
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1999, this volume draws on the theories of integration, credible policy commitments and convergence, this book demonstrates that the problematic evolution of the EU-Turkey relations has been due to an anchor / credibility dilemma: neither Turkey’s European orientation was a credible commitment nor was the EU’s anchoring capacity resolute enough to make policy reversals in... Read more

1. The Anchor/Credibility Dilemma in EU-Turkey Relations: Introduction. 2. State-Society Interaction, European Integration and the EU’s Anchoring Capacity. 3. State-Society Interaction and Non-Credible Policy Commitments in Turkey. 4. The Anchor/Credibility Dilemma and Trade Policy. 5. The Anchor/Credibility Dilemma and Free Movement. 6. The Anchor/Credibility Dilemma and the Cyprus Problem. 7. The Anchor/Credibility Dilemma and Human Rights. 8. General Conclusions.

Biography

Mehmet Ugur