Minority rights in Turkey : a battlefield for Europeanization / Gözde Yilmaz.
2017
KKX2467.M56 Y55 2017 (Mapit)
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Author
Yilmaz, Gözde, author.
Title
Minority rights in Turkey : a battlefield for Europeanization / Gözde Yilmaz.
Imprint
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright
©2017.
Description
xiii, 156 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 85.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: exploring the puzzle of minority rights
Theorizing Europeanization through enlargement: pull and push model
Transformative power of the European Union, minority rights and Turkey
Changing minority rights of Turkey in 1999-2014
Push without pull in 1999-2004 : EU conditionality triggers the reforms
Transition to pull without push in 2005-2007 : from the EU to the "domestic"
Pull without push in 2008-2014 : drift from the EU and rule by the "domestic"
Alternative explanations.
Theorizing Europeanization through enlargement: pull and push model
Transformative power of the European Union, minority rights and Turkey
Changing minority rights of Turkey in 1999-2014
Push without pull in 1999-2004 : EU conditionality triggers the reforms
Transition to pull without push in 2005-2007 : from the EU to the "domestic"
Pull without push in 2008-2014 : drift from the EU and rule by the "domestic"
Alternative explanations.
Summary
The issue of minority rights is highly contested in both member and candidate states of the European Union. Compared with other policy areas, the Europeanization process in minority rights is much slower and more problematic. Turkey, though, differs from the majority of the member states by showing positive development, although admittedly it is still characterised by both accelerations and slowdowns. This book examines how minority protection, as a highly sensitive and controversial issue, is promoted or constrained in the EU's neighbourhood, by focusing on the case of Turkey. It draws on current external Europeanization theories and suggests a rationalist model comprising both the role of the EU and also domestic factors. It integrates two models of external Europeanization provided by Schimmelfennig and Sedelmier (2005), i.e. the external incentives and lesson-drawing models, and the framework of the pull-and-push model of member state Europeanization by Börzel (2000), to derive a comprehensive model for external Europeanization. The book argues that the push by EU conditionality and the pull by domestic dissatisfaction are influential in promoting change. Without one or the other, domestic change remains incomplete, as it is either shallow or selective. Focusing on the Turkish case, the book enhances the theoretical understanding of external Europeanization by shifting focus away from EU conditionality to voluntarily driven change, and by providing a theoretical model that is applicable to other countries. It will therefore be a valuable resource for students and scholars studying minority rights and Turkish and European ethnic politics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KKX2467.M56 Y55 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781138639737 hardcover
1138639737 hardcover
9781315637020 electronic book
1138639737 hardcover
9781315637020 electronic book
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