1st Edition

Turkey, the EU and the Middle East Foreign Policy Cooperation and the Arab Uprisings

By Buğra Süsler Copyright 2020
196 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book focuses on the dynamics of Turkey’s relationship with Europe in the context of the ‘Arab Spring’ and analyses Turkish behaviour vis-à-vis foreign policy cooperation with the EU. Süsler explains the complexity of Turkey-EU relations by looking beyond membership negotiations and examines informal foreign policy dialogue between Turkish and EU officials. The book discusses the reactions... Read more

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 2 – Explaining Turkey’s Cooperation with the EU

Chapter 3 – Institutional Framework for Foreign Policy Dialogue between Turkey and the EU

Chapter 4 – Turkey’s Foreign Policy Cooperation with the EU during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011

Chapter 5 – Turkey’s Foreign Policy Cooperation with the EU during the Libyan Revolution of 2011

Chapter 6 – Turkey’s Foreign Policy Cooperation with the EU during the Syrian Uprising, 2011-12, and Its Aftermath

Chapter 7 – Turkey’s Foreign Policy Cooperation with the EU in Post-Uprising Egypt

Chapter 8 – Conclusion

Biography

Bugra Süsler is a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at the LSE IDEAS, the foreign policy think tank of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Teaching Fellow at the University College London (UCL) Department of Political Science. His research focuses on foreign policy analysis, international cooperation, and global conflicts. He holds a PhD in International Relations and an MSc in Politics and Government in the European Union from the LSE as well as a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol.