Esra LaGro 
Turkey and the European Union 
Prospects for a Difficult Encounter

This volume provides a thorough analysis of Turkey’s accession to the EU and contributes to ongoing debates about the future relationship. It is a highly dynamic encounter and both questions and answers related to the accession seem constantly in flux. The book provides valuable information on the present and future state of affairs.

Table of Content

Introduction: Prospects for a Difficult Encounter; E.La Gro & K.E.Jørgensen The Politics of Accession Negotiations; K.E.Jørgensen What Can Turkey Learn from Previous Accession Negotiations?; A.Schrijvers Reinventing Europe? Turkey, European Union Accession and Europeanization; K.Dyson Europeanization, Democratization and Human Rights in Turkey; E.F.Keyman & S.A.Düzgit The Economics of the Accession Process: A Multidimensional and Policy Oriented Approach for Turkey; E.La Gro The Economic Challenges of the Accession Process: The Matter in Question; E.Katircioglu Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Accession Negotiations; P.Tacar From Vision to Reality: Socio-Cultural Critique of the Accession Process; N.Kuran-Burçoglu Eurosceptic Concerns about National Identity in the European Union and Turkey; M.Spiering Identity, Interests and Political Culture in Turkey’s Accession Negotiations; L.Kirval The European Neighbourhood Policy and Turkey; Ö.Ü.Eris Conclusion and Perspectives: Whither Turkey’s Accession?; K.E.Jørgensen & E.La Gro

About the author

KENNETH DYSON Research Professor, Cardiff University European School, UK SENEM AYDIN DÜZGIT Associate Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels, Belgium ÖZGÜR ÜNAL ERIS Lecturer, Department of EU Studies, Istanbul Bahçesehir University, Turkey EROL KATIRCIOGLU Professor of Industrial Economics and Head of Economics Department, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey E. FUAT KEYMAN Professor of International Relations, Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey LEVENT KIRVAL Jean Monnet Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Dogus University, Turkey NEDRET KURAN-BURÇOGLU Professor of European Studies, Istanbul Yeditepe University, Turkey AN SCHRIJVERS Ph D Candidate, Department of Political Science, Ghent University, Belgium MENNO SPIERING Director of the MA Programme on European Studies, Amsterdam University, The Netherlands PULAT TACAR R. Ambassador, Vice-President of UNESCO National Committee and Former Ambassador of Turkey to the EU, Turkey