New Perspectives on Turkey-EU Relations by Chris Rumford

This booklet makes the case for taking a look afresh at Turkey-EU relatives which will enjoy the richness and complexity of a dating that is now greater than 50 years outdated and remains to be now not just about attaining fulfilment. The participants problem traditional makes an attempt to appreciate Turkey-EU family, revealing that european integration reports has been particularly bad at knowing the worldwide context during which Turkey-EU advancements ensue. extra fantastic maybe, ecu integration experiences has additionally struggled to offer enough weight to the possibility of Turkey’s family politics to form ecu growth. the quantity makes an attempt to right those imbalances by way of providing either a world context and new views at the drivers of household politics. It represents a shift from a slender european integration/enlargement schedule. Turkey’s place vis-a-vis the ecu can't be competently captured through simplistic notions of conditionality, harmonization, and an uncritical interpretation of Europeanization. A extra rounded view of Turkey-EU kinfolk is complex dependent upon a broader context of eu and international adjustments. The contributions, amassed right here, supply an interpretation of Turkey-EU family members from a unique standpoint, make the most of a brand new framework of conception, and draw upon insights and views from disciplines underrepresented in mainstream learn of Turkey-EU relations.

This booklet used to be released as a unique factor of the Journal of up to date ecu Studies.