When Speaking about Turkey - A comparative analyses of the arguments put forward in the debate on Turkey's bid for EU membership
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The arguments put forward in the debate on Turkey's bid for EU membership are many and diverse. The aim of this thesis is, by using the methodological framework of constructivst comparative politics and political reasoning, to systematically structure the arguments. Officially the question of whether or not Turkey will become a member of the EU depends upon the developments internally in the country. In reality there has been no dought that Turkey is a special case, where the results of the negotiations in the end also will depend upon the general public opinion in Europe. By looking closer at the general debate and the most important arguments put forward in the debate on Turkish EU membership, it will be possible to gain a greater... (More)
- The arguments put forward in the debate on Turkey's bid for EU membership are many and diverse. The aim of this thesis is, by using the methodological framework of constructivst comparative politics and political reasoning, to systematically structure the arguments. Officially the question of whether or not Turkey will become a member of the EU depends upon the developments internally in the country. In reality there has been no dought that Turkey is a special case, where the results of the negotiations in the end also will depend upon the general public opinion in Europe. By looking closer at the general debate and the most important arguments put forward in the debate on Turkish EU membership, it will be possible to gain a greater understanding of what in the end might be the deciding factor. The fact that Turkey is a Muslim country makes the debate about the negotiations different from previous enlargement rounds. (Less)
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- author
- Saabye, Frederikke Rosendal Egede
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Turkey, Political Reasoning, Constructivist Comparative Politics, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1320985
- date added to LUP
- 2007-06-12 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2007-06-12 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The arguments put forward in the debate on Turkey's bid for EU membership are many and diverse. The aim of this thesis is, by using the methodological framework of constructivst comparative politics and political reasoning, to systematically structure the arguments. Officially the question of whether or not Turkey will become a member of the EU depends upon the developments internally in the country. In reality there has been no dought that Turkey is a special case, where the results of the negotiations in the end also will depend upon the general public opinion in Europe. By looking closer at the general debate and the most important arguments put forward in the debate on Turkish EU membership, it will be possible to gain a greater understanding of what in the end might be the deciding factor. The fact that Turkey is a Muslim country makes the debate about the negotiations different from previous enlargement rounds.}},
author = {{Saabye, Frederikke Rosendal Egede}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{When Speaking about Turkey - A comparative analyses of the arguments put forward in the debate on Turkey's bid for EU membership}},
year = {{2007}},
}