1st Edition

Turkey’s Accession to the European Union The Politics of Exclusion?

By Edel Hughes Copyright 2011
232 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

215 Pages
by Routledge

Turkey’s accession to the European Union is undoubtedly one of the Union’s most contested potential enlargements. The narrative that dominates the debate surrounding this issue primarily relates to problems such as a lack of respect for fundamental human rights in Turkey, the Kurdish question and the continuing stalemate concerning northern Cyprus. This book looks at these issues, but also... Read more

Introduction  1. Weighing History: Turkey’s Path to Accession  2. A Rights-Based Approach?  3. Cyprus v Turkey  4. Lifting the Veil.  Conclusion

Biography

Edel Hughes is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." -- B. A. Yesilada, CHOICE (September 2011)