CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Ilminska, Marina S |
|---|---|
| Title | THE IMPACT OF TURKEY'S POTENTIAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A EUROPEAN IDENTITY |
| Summary | ABSTRACT Turkey is a unique case in the EU enlargement history, because no other state that was granted a candidate status had to wait for so long or stirred up such a heated debate about economic, political, cultural, and religious suitability. It is important to investigate Turkey’s potential role in a European identity, because it would influence not only attempts of a deeper communal integration but also future enlargement(s), foreign policies and governance tactics of the EU. Case-studies focusing on Turkish diasporas’ cultural and social integration in Germany, France and the UK were used in order to be able to project Turkey’s fitting in a European identity if it joins the Union. These states host about 70% of Turks residing in the EU, and some correlate diasporas’ level of integration to the way mainland Turks would integrate into the European community if Turkey joins the EU. Findings of the research led to two possible answers. If Turkey were to join the EU in the near future, it would not have a positive impact on a European identity. If Turkey joins in 2017-2020 (the projected accession date), then the probability of its positive impact on a European identity would be greater. |
| Supervisor | Puetter, Uwe |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/ilminska_marina.pdf |
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