The role of national identity in accession to the European Union: The case of Turkey
Journal: ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University)
Year: 2012

This thesis is empirical PhD research about political theory from the past and its adaptation in today’s politics. The National identity is evaluated with Benedict Anderson’s “imagined Communities” approach to the Republic of Turkey as a case study in the whole thesis.&#13;\n&#13;\nThe PhD thesis consists of two main sections and two main issues for Turkey’s accession to the European Union. In one section is Turkey’s permanent data which expresses the Turkish national identity, such as the geogr