The European Union and Turkey
An Anchor/Credibility Dilemma
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Mehmet Ugur | ISBN: | 9780429784194 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 23, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mehmet Ugur |
| ISBN: | 9780429784194 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 23, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1999, this volume draws on the theories of integration, credible policy commitments and convergence, this book demonstrates that the problematic evolution of the EU-Turkey relations has been due to an anchor / credibility dilemma: neither Turkey’s European orientation was a credible commitment nor was the EU’s anchoring capacity resolute enough to make policy reversals in Turkey less likely. The way out of this dilemma is to re-write the existing contracts so that non-transparency and the scope for discretion are minimised.
First published in 1999, this volume draws on the theories of integration, credible policy commitments and convergence, this book demonstrates that the problematic evolution of the EU-Turkey relations has been due to an anchor / credibility dilemma: neither Turkey’s European orientation was a credible commitment nor was the EU’s anchoring capacity resolute enough to make policy reversals in Turkey less likely. The way out of this dilemma is to re-write the existing contracts so that non-transparency and the scope for discretion are minimised.
