European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Turkey: from a Rational Institutionalist Outlook - Softcover

Arpac, Leyla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3844396403 ISBN 13: 9783844396409

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Since the starting of accession talks in 3 October 2005, Turkey's bid to the European Union has been a long contested debate. This book analyzes the European Union's CFSP and Turkey's relations with the EU from a rational institutionalist perspective. What is known as the European Union today has come a long way from being merely trade club to an economic and political entity on its own right. Within this respect, the research question in this book demonstrates that, the European Union started out with an administrative body to manage the common market on steel and coal, and in less than a half- century turned out to be a complex network of institutions where member states transferred some of their competences to this supranational level. In the EU's urge to form a more robust common foreign and security policy, a possible inclusion of Turkey in the EU will bring strategic benefits as well as possible costs linked with it. In other words, the Turkish accession to the EU will bring substantial material benefits to European security and this acts as a factor influencing member state preferences, and to a certain extent the public's view towards Turkey.

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About the Author

Leyla Arpac: graduated from Bilkent University Turkey, where her interest in international security first began. Completed her master's degree in Sabanci University as she focused on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Turkey. Currently working as carbon business officer at Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844396403
• ISBN 13: 9783844396409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84