Discourse, identity and the question of Turkish accession to the EU : through the looking glass / Catherine MacMillan, Yeditepe University, Turkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macmillan, Catherine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Turkey--Membership.

European Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discourse, Identity and the Question of Turkish Accession to the EU: Through the Looking Glass provides an invaluable analysis of the issues of Turkish accession to the EU from an identity perspective. The focus on elite discourse offers a unique understanding of the competing arguments regarding Turkey's accession process and the differing visions of the EU which underlie them whilst providing a new and engaging approach to this contentious topic.

Contents:

The construction of self and other: a conceptual framework

Images of the Turk in Europe: a historical overview

Constitutional patriots or inhabitants of "Fortress Europe"?: public attitudes to Europe, the EU and Turkish accession

A deliberative approach to eu enlargement: the case of Turkish accession

The application of foreign policy discourse analysis to British, French and Turkish discourse on Turkish accession to the EU.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-57750-X

1-317-14983-1

1-317-14982-3

1-4094-5560-2

9781315577500

OCLC:

859536824