Eu Enlargement And Socialization: Turkey And Cyprus European Union Enlargement And Socialization

The European Union’s enlargement has been considered a success story – apart from Cyprus and Turkey. This book looks at the EU’s expansion and examines its effectiveness in terms of international socialization and compliance, focussing specifically on the socialization of Turkey and Cyprus into the Western community. Although NATO-member Turkey submitted its membership application long before the end of the Cold War, the Kemalist state still struggles to become the first Muslim EU member state. Cyprus was allowed to join the organization in 2004, but the island remains a divided entity. Providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective, the book is divided into three parts and investigates three questions: Why expand? From an EU / international organizations perspective. Why join? From an applicants’ perspective. Why comply? Exploring why a state would choose to adapt to the EU’s fundamental norms and rules from a candidates’ perspective. Contradicting the impression that the latest round of EU enlargement has been a model story of smooth and effective socialization from top to bottom, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of the EU, European politics, international relations and particularly those interested in Turkey and Cyprus. The European Union s enlargement has been considered a success story apart from Cyprus and Turkey. This book looks at the EU s expansion and examines its effectiveness in terms of international socialization and compliance, focussing specifically on the socialization of Turkey and Cyprus into the Western community. Although NATO-member Turkey submitted its membership application long before the end of the Cold War, the Kemalist state still struggles to become the first Muslim EU member state. Cyprus was allowed to join the organization in 2004, but the island remains a divided entity.Providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective, the book is divided into three parts and investigates three questions:Why expand? From an EU / international organizations perspective.Why join? From an applicants perspective.Why comply? Exploring why a state would choose to adapt to the EU s fundamental norms and rules from a candidates perspective.Contradicting the impression that the latest round of EU enlargement has been a model story of smooth and effective socialization from top to bottom, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of the EU, European politics, international relations and particularly those interested in Turkey and Cyprus.

Explores the expansion of the EU and examines its effectiveness, focusing on the socialization of Turkey and Cyprus into the Western community. Providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective, it investigates three questions: Why expand? Why join? Why comply?

Examines the expansion of the EU and its effectiveness, focusing on the socialization of Turkey and Cyprus into the Western community. Providing a comprehensive theoretical perspective, this book investigates three questions: why expand; why join; and, why comply Stefan Engert. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.