Turkey and the European Union - Prospects for a Difficult Encounter

How desirable is EU membership for Turkey and how desirable is it for the EU? This volume is a comprehensive, challenging and thought provoking analysis of the difficult encounter between Turkey and the European Union now and in the years to come. With its multidimensional and interdisciplinary approach and balanced international team of scholars, it provides a state of art contribution to the present context as well as the future. Both the questions and answers about this difficult encounter are in constant flux and the volume goes deep into the heart of it. It is a major source for readers who wish to go beyond conventional wisdom and have an eye-opening experience about this highly dynamic and difficult encounter. '...a highly recommended source of information offering useful insights into EU-Turkey relations, European external policy, and the Union's enlargement issues in general. The volume will be a significant asset for scholars, students and ordinary readers who aim to acquire deep understanding and professional judgment on this intense and extremely difficult "encounter".' - Natia Ejoshvili, Insight Turkey

Introduction: Prospects for a Difficult Encounter; E.LaGro & 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.LaGro 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.LaGro