An institutionalist analysis to the EU's enlargement policies : a comparative study of Polish and Turkish accession processes
Journal: Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University)
Year: 2013

European Union (EU) enlargement has been somewhat neglected theoretically in studies of European integration despite its importance both for member states, applicant states and the EU itself.The main purpose of this dissertation is to make a theoretical contribution to the literature through applying an institutionalist analysis to the attitudes of European Commissioners and member states as expressed through their speeches.The major research question of this dissertation is: "Which theory of in