Turkey-EU Relations: The Limitations of Europeanisation Studies

Authors : Didem BUHARİ

Pages : 91-121

Doi:10.1501/Intrel_0000000227

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Publication Date : 2009-05-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Europeanisation studies aim at highlighting the triggering role of the EU within Turkish context. However, these studies have several deficiencies. This article intends to highlight the inherent ontological and methodological problems associated with the concept of Europeanisation in general, and for Turkey-EU relations in particular
Keywords : Europeanisation, Turkey, the EU, Modernization, Westernization