Turkey and the European Union
Subtitle: Prospects for a Difficult Encounter (Palgrave studies in European Union Politics)
Contributors: Esra LaGro (Editor); Knud Erik Jorgensen (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780230019553
Subjects: Cultural studies; EU & European institutions; International relations; Political economy; European Community; Turkey - History; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Turkey; International Relations - General; Political Science / International Relations; Middle East - General
Description: How desirable is EU membership for Turkey and how desirable is it for the EU? This volume is a comprehensive, challenging and thought provoking analysis of the difficult encounter between Turkey and the European Union now and in the years to come. With its multidimensional and interdisciplinary approach and balanced international team of scholars, it provides a state of art contribution to the present context as well as the future. Both the questions and answers about this difficult encounter are in constant flux and the volume goes deep into the heart of it. It is a major source for readers who wish to go beyond conventional wisdom and have an eye-opening experience about this highly dynamic and difficult encounter.