Turkey's 'self' and 'other' definitions in the course of the EU accession process / Melek Saral.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saral, Melek, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Turkey.

European Union.

Turkey--Foreign relations--1980-.

Turkey.

Turkey--Politics and government--1980-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

While Turkey in recent years has experienced an exhaustive accession process to join the EU -a long desired aim-, at the same time it has been increasing its involvement across the Middle East, leading to a debate over whether it is altering its focus from West to East. This book reveals that a shift in focus can be seen through analysis of the Turkish political elites' definitions of "self" and "other" that were established as part of the EU accession process. Melek Saral uses these definitions to help us better understand the shift that Turkey is currently undergoing.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Socialization or Estrangement within the Framework of Turkey-EU Relations

1.1. International Institutions and Identity Change

1.2. Understanding Turkey's Socialization

1.3. Discourse and Discourse Analysis

1.4. Case Selection: Three Different Time Periods in Turkey-EU Relations

1.5. Data Selection

1.6. Outline of the Book

2. Concept of Socialization and Identity Change

2.1. Concept of Socialization

2.2. Socialization Process and Social Identity

2.3. Social Identity and National Identity

2.4. Content of National Identity

2.5. Turkey's National Identity

3. New Phase in Turkey-EU Relations

Opening the Door to Europeanness

3.1. EU's Reluctant Interactions with Turkey

3.2. Customs Union: The Opening or Closing of the Door to Europe?

3.3. Luxembourg Summit: A Great Shock for Turkey

3.4. Silent Years until Helsinki

3.5. Conclusion

4. Helsinki Summit

Recognition of (Muslim) Turkey's Europeanness

4.1. Helsinki Summit: A Breath of Fresh Air for Turkey-EU Relations, the Cyprus issue, and the Kurdish Issue

4.2. Elections, the New Turkey and the New EU Approach

4.3. Atmosphere before the Copenhagen Summit

4.4. Copenhagen Summit 2002: New Hope for Turkey

4.5. Debates on the Identity and Europeanness of Turkey

4.6. Conclusion

5. Start of Negotiations, End of Negotiations

5.1. Interactions with the EU and the Identity Issue

5.2. Slowdown of Turkey-EU Relations

5.3. EU as a Threat to Turkey's Territorial Integrity

5.4. Is Turkey Finding a New Direction?

5.5. Conclusion

6. New Area, New Identity, New Roles

Turkey

European or Middle Eastern?

7. Results and Implications

7.1. Turkey-EU Relations and Turkey's Socialization

7.2. Overview of the Case Studies.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-077618-3

1-003-70875-7

1-04-078751-7

90-485-3074-1

9781003708759

OCLC:

1021804736