CIAO DATE: 10/2014
May 2011
Centre for Strategic Research and Analysis
This research report will thoroughly examine the Turkish case to discuss what makes its status unique. In order to do that the Turkish application process will be compared with the application process of Romania which is the second lar-gest applicant country after Turkey with similar application dates and economic features. Comparative analysis of various theoretical approaches will shape the empirical case studies- emphasizing the specificity of Turkey‟s instance. This pa-per will be divided into two main parts. In the first part, rationalist and construc-tivist approaches will be examined with regards to member states‟ attitudes towards the Turkish application. The second part provides a comparative analy-sis of the negotiation processes between Turkey and CEE Countries that will be examined under politico-economical and socio-cultural aspects. The final part brings the main points of the report and concludes it by giving some suggestions for the future studies.
Resource link: Turkey: The Elephant in the Room of Europe [PDF] - 1.7M