Turkey as the European Other - A Constructivist Account of Turkey's Accession Process to the EU
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Turkey's accession process to the EU has been characterized by conflicting interests and problematic negotiations between the parties. No earlier applications for membership in the EU have implied such lengthy preparations. This paper makes an attempt to describe this process in constructivist terms. In its emphasis on the importance of norms, values and rules, and how political identities are endogenously defined, this approach provides an understanding that much contrasts with the standard rationalist framework for studying international relations or European integration.
The material for this paper has been gathered from a variety of sources. Since the constructivist approach focuses on delineating the relevant actors and describing... (More) - Turkey's accession process to the EU has been characterized by conflicting interests and problematic negotiations between the parties. No earlier applications for membership in the EU have implied such lengthy preparations. This paper makes an attempt to describe this process in constructivist terms. In its emphasis on the importance of norms, values and rules, and how political identities are endogenously defined, this approach provides an understanding that much contrasts with the standard rationalist framework for studying international relations or European integration.
The material for this paper has been gathered from a variety of sources. Since the constructivist approach focuses on delineating the relevant actors and describing their relations by examining what norms, values and rules are exhibited, different newspaper articles have been used to illustrate the process at issue. The empirical material also comprises official EU documents and protocols, various statements of officials, and literature on European and Turkish history and identity.
The upshot of this paper is that constructivism is able provide a plausible description of the events examined, and that it therefore presents a complementary view on European integration in general, and European enlargement in particular. (Less)
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- author
- Svensson, Adam
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Turkey, EU, constructivism, European enlargement, identity, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1319649
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- 2008-01-08 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2008-01-30 00:00:00
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abstract = {{Turkey's accession process to the EU has been characterized by conflicting interests and problematic negotiations between the parties. No earlier applications for membership in the EU have implied such lengthy preparations. This paper makes an attempt to describe this process in constructivist terms. In its emphasis on the importance of norms, values and rules, and how political identities are endogenously defined, this approach provides an understanding that much contrasts with the standard rationalist framework for studying international relations or European integration.
The material for this paper has been gathered from a variety of sources. Since the constructivist approach focuses on delineating the relevant actors and describing their relations by examining what norms, values and rules are exhibited, different newspaper articles have been used to illustrate the process at issue. The empirical material also comprises official EU documents and protocols, various statements of officials, and literature on European and Turkish history and identity.
The upshot of this paper is that constructivism is able provide a plausible description of the events examined, and that it therefore presents a complementary view on European integration in general, and European enlargement in particular.}},
author = {{Svensson, Adam}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Turkey as the European Other - A Constructivist Account of Turkey's Accession Process to the EU}},
year = {{2007}},
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