The analyses that comprise this monograph share the condition of having been debated within the framework of a seminar held a few days after the historical date of October 3, 2005, which marked the beginning of negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the European Union. This is the point of departure for a reflection aimed at evaluating the changes and reforms undertaken by this country to adapt itself to the demands of a future accession to the EU, without losing sight of the challenges still pending and the opportunities that this area offers, with a population of 70 million people and a key geostrategic role for the Union. All of this, moreover, conceived as an instrument for a better understanding in our country of Turkey’s political, economic and social reality and its relations with the EU. In the face of the uncertainty generated by a lengthy process that should finalise in 2015, we should highlight the optimistic view offered to us by the Professor of International Relations at the University of Ankara, Atila Eralp, in his analysis of Turkish foreign policy: “If Turkey continues advancing toward accession to the EU, eventually it will be in a condition to play the kind of role that Spain played in its day, when it was in a condition to formulate, in a substantial way, EU policy toward Latin America, or even the role being played by Poland, which is trying to mould EU policy toward Eastern Europe. In the same way, Turkey could someday contribute to designing EU policy in the eastern Mediterranean”.
Co-ordination:Alexandre Muns, Lecturer in European Integration and the Integration of Economic Institutions, Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional (ESCI), Pompeu Fabra University, and Head of Studies for the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain
206 pp.
ISSN: 1133-6595
VV.AA
Date of publication: 11/2006
Issue price: 10 €
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Introduction
Alexandre Muns
Overview of Turkey's Accession to the EU
The Criteria for Turkey's Accession to the EU: Accomplishments and Challenges
Nilgun Arisan Eralp
The Negotiations on Turkey's Accession to the EU: The Negotiating Framework
Martin Harvey
Conditioning Factors and Cautions in the Negotiations on Turkey's Accession to the EU
Manuel de la Cámara
Evolution of Turkey's Internal Political Situation
The Reluctant Model: Nationalism, Religion and Turkey's European Vocation
Umut Özkirimli
The Evolution of Turkey's Domestic Political Situation: Progress and Resistance
Soli Özel
Turkey: A Model for a Moderate Type of Islamism? The Case of Kayseri
Verena Knaus
The Economic Challenges Facing Turkey
Economic Interactions between the European Union and Turkey:
Observations and Predictions on Dynamics and Strategies for the 2005-2015-2025 Period
Orhan Güvenen
The Costs and Promise of Turkish Accession to the EU
Giacomo Luciani
Turkey's Foreign Relations
Turkish Foreign Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
Atila Eralp
Turkey's Complex Place in the World: An Overview
Semih Idiz
The Evolution of Turkish Society
The Situation of Women in Turkey in the Framework of its Process of Accession to the EU
Fatmagül Berktay
Social Policy in Turkey: Principal Challenges
Ayse Bugra
Women's Rights in Turkey as Indicators of Social Change: Accomplishments and Challenges
Nicole Pope
Conclusions
Francesc Morata
Annexe
Negotiating Framework – European Comission/Enlargement process/Relations with Turquia
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