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Turkey and the EU: An Awkward Candidate for EU Membership?

This title was first published in 2003.The book presents an analysis of the development of the European Union's policy towards Turkey from a comparative perspective and compares the EU's approach to the issues in the EU-Turkey relationship. However, the literature on EU-Turkey relations is excessively rigid, antiquated and opinionated, reflecting the stylized version of the official approaches to issues between the two. With this in mind, the primary objective of this study is to contribute to the literature by using a comparative approach to analyse these relations. Human rights, the Greco-Turkish dispute and the security considerations of both parties are chosen as specific policy issues. Moreover, the book adopts a new approach and covers several of the key topics in the EU enlargement debate. Finally, it explores the question as to whether the EU's containment policy will be sustainable in the long term and examines possible scenarios for both parties.

Turkey: Challenges of Continuity and Change (The Contemporary Middle East)

The authors put issues relevant to Turkey today – such as consolidating democracy, dealing with economic development issues, improving its human rights record and its foreign policy – in an historical context, allowing comparisons with other late developers in the world and reflecting the complexity of Turkish political and socio-economic developments. Turkey also argues that the modernization process that started in the nineteenth century, with all its elements including secularization and Westernization, has taken root.

Turkey: Challenges of Continuity and Change (The Contemporary Middle East)

The authors put issues relevant to Turkey today – such as consolidating democracy, dealing with economic development issues, improving its human rights record and its foreign policy – in an historical context, allowing comparisons with other late developers in the world and reflecting the complexity of Turkish political and socio-economic developments. Turkey also argues that the modernization process that started in the nineteenth century, with all its elements including secularization and Westernization, has taken root.

Turkey: The Second Republic (The Contemporary Middle East)

Focused on the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) over the last two decades, this book discusses and contextualizes key events and developments in Turkish politics, economics and foreign policy.The authors begin by exploring the longer-term historical trends that shaped the country, focusing on Ottoman and Republican legacies, culminating in the formation of the modern state in Turkey. This context, it is argued, is key in understanding the AKP’s emergence since 2002 as the preeminent political power. The book further argues that the AKP achieved this position due to political maneuvers aimed at undermining military influence within politics, its management of the economy and its approach to foreign policy. These three domains are dealt with in successive chapters to help explicate how the AKP built broad societal coalitions and consolidated its power. The book concludes by analyzing contemporary developments: in the face of mounting economic and political challenges, the fate of the AKP, and of Turkey, remain uncertain.Written in an accessible style and grounded in data-driven analysis, the book will appeal to journalists, policymakers, researchers and general audiences interested in the contemporary Middle East, Turkish political economy and international relations.

Turkey: The Second Republic (The Contemporary Middle East)

Focused on the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) over the last two decades, this book discusses and contextualizes key events and developments in Turkish politics, economics and foreign policy.The authors begin by exploring the longer-term historical trends that shaped the country, focusing on Ottoman and Republican legacies, culminating in the formation of the modern state in Turkey. This context, it is argued, is key in understanding the AKP’s emergence since 2002 as the preeminent political power. The book further argues that the AKP achieved this position due to political maneuvers aimed at undermining military influence within politics, its management of the economy and its approach to foreign policy. These three domains are dealt with in successive chapters to help explicate how the AKP built broad societal coalitions and consolidated its power. The book concludes by analyzing contemporary developments: in the face of mounting economic and political challenges, the fate of the AKP, and of Turkey, remain uncertain.Written in an accessible style and grounded in data-driven analysis, the book will appeal to journalists, policymakers, researchers and general audiences interested in the contemporary Middle East, Turkish political economy and international relations.

Turkey: An Economic Geography

Turkey's economy is a complex mix of modern industry, a traditional agricultural sector, and a rapidly growing private sector. At the same time the country is positioning itself and preparing for entry into the European Union. That Turkey should meet her national economic goals is, therefore, particularly important. A vital factor in achieving these will be the country's regional economies and their associated economic policies. To date, however, many of the policy interventions adopted have been based on models drawn from developed economies and the outcome has raised a number of concerns. Are policy interventions drawn from advanced economies appropriate for transitional economies such as Turkey? Aksel Ersoy's book is the first work to explore the dynamics of local and regional development in Turkey. In addition, he offers a new theoretical framework for understanding the local and regional dynamics of emerging and transitional economies more generally.

Turkey: An Economic Geography (International Library Of Human Geography Ser. #45)

Turkey's economy is a complex mix of modern industry, a traditional agricultural sector, and a rapidly growing private sector. At the same time the country is positioning itself and preparing for entry into the European Union. That Turkey should meet her national economic goals is, therefore, particularly important. A vital factor in achieving these will be the country's regional economies and their associated economic policies. To date, however, many of the policy interventions adopted have been based on models drawn from developed economies and the outcome has raised a number of concerns. Are policy interventions drawn from advanced economies appropriate for transitional economies such as Turkey? Aksel Ersoy's book is the first work to explore the dynamics of local and regional development in Turkey. In addition, he offers a new theoretical framework for understanding the local and regional dynamics of emerging and transitional economies more generally.

Turkey: Identity, Democracy, Politics

This volume aims to shed light on Turkish political issues. The discussions range over national and international politics, democracy and freedom of the press, voting patterns, official control of indigenous music, and conditions in industrial estates.

Turkey: Identity, Democracy, Politics

This volume aims to shed light on Turkish political issues. The discussions range over national and international politics, democracy and freedom of the press, voting patterns, official control of indigenous music, and conditions in industrial estates.

Turkey: MERI Report (Routledge Revivals: Middle East Research Institute Reports)

First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Turkey, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country’s history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues of the country, and those that have affected it, as well as providing statistical material on all the key data of the political economy.The book was originally published as part of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Reports on the Middle East which quickly established themselves as the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the state of affairs in the region.

Turkey: MERI Report (Routledge Revivals: Middle East Research Institute Reports)

First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Turkey, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country’s history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues of the country, and those that have affected it, as well as providing statistical material on all the key data of the political economy.The book was originally published as part of the Middle East Research Institute (MERI) Reports on the Middle East which quickly established themselves as the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the state of affairs in the region.

Türken als Unternehmer: Eine Gesamtdarstellung und Ergebnisse neuerer Untersuchungen (Studien und Arbeiten des Zentrums für Türkeistudien #18)

Türkeistämmige Eigentümer in Migrantenvierteln: Soziale und räumliche Mobilität der zweiten Generation (Stadt, Raum und Gesellschaft)

​Heike Hanhörster untersucht die Wohnstandortentscheidungen eigentumsbildender türkeistämmiger Haushalte. Für welchen innerstädtischen Wohnstandort entscheiden sich aufstiegsorientierte Türkeistämmige der zweiten Generation, die in benachteiligten Quartieren aufgewachsen sind? Verbleiben sie im Quartier oder verlassen sie das `Migrantenviertel´? Theoretische Modelle und empirische Befunde zur Standortwahl ressourcenstarker Migrantenhaushalte haben hierzu bislang keine eindeutige Auskunft gegeben. Am Beispiel der Stadt Duisburg wird das Zusammenwirken von Präferenzen und Ressourcen türkeistämmiger Haushalte mit den Rahmenbedingungen auf dem Wohnungsmarkt untersucht. Ein wichtiges Augenmerk liegt darüber hinaus auf den unterschiedlichen Kompensationsstrategien, mit denen die Haushalte den jeweiligen Nachteilen ihrer Standortwahl zu begegnen suchen.​

Türkei und Europäische Gemeinschaft: Eine Untersuchung zu positiven Aspekten eines potentiellen EG-Beitritts der Türkei für die Europäische Gemeinschaft (Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Türkeistudien #10)

Türkei-Sozialkunde: Wirtschaft, Beruf, Bildung, Religion, Familie, Erziehung

Türkei-Sozialkunde: Wirtschaft, Beruf, Bildung, Religion, Familie, Erziehung

Türkei: Politik und Zeitgeschichte (Studien zur Politik und Gesellschaft des Vorderen Orients #2)

Turia A Roman Woman's Civil War Wia C: A Roman Woman's Civil War

Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place (New Directions in Ethnography)

Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. Explores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others. Discusses such issues as public toilets and public urination, the "morality" of co-ops and condos, and characterizations of "good" girls and "bad" boys. Draws on linguistic anthropology and discourse analysis to provide insight into the ways that local activity shapes larger urban social processes. Draws also on cultural geography and urban anthropology.

Turbulenzen im Transformationsprozeß: Die individuelle Bewältigung des sozialen Wandels in Ostdeutschland 1990–1992

Das Buch bietet einen empirisch fundierten Überblick über den sich in der Bevölkerung Ostdeutschlands seit 1990 vollziehenden Wandel der Einstellungen, wie z. B. der allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit, der Wichtigkeitsurteile, der Zukunftserwartungen und der Handlungsabsichten. Das Interesse gilt dabei zentralen Sphären der Gesellschaft wie Arbeit, Partnerschaft, Leben mit Kindern, Umwelt, Demokratie und Gesundheit. Als Datenbasis dient die Untersuchungsreihe "Leben DDR/Ostdeutschland", die im Januar 1990 erstmals erhoben und seitdem in jährlichem Abstand wiederholt worden ist. Unter Verwendung eines Sozialisationsansatzes werden die vielfältigen Folgen der veränderten Lebensbedingungen dargestellt und analysiert.

Turbulente Körper, soziale Maschinen: Feministische Studien zur Technowissenschaftskultur (Studien Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung #7)

Turbulent Afghanistan: A Critical Analysis of the US Politics of Confinement and the Rise of the Taliban

This book explores the what, the why, and the how of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan almost 20 years after their removal from power. It examines how the U.S. discourses on War on Terror and state-building in Afghanistan have taken shape, became dominant over the past two decades, and to delineate their consequences. Also, it highlights how both discourses are representative of wider depoliticization of the society and eventually paved the way for the illiberal, oppressive politics of confinement and necropolitics.The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, U.S. foreign policy, peace and conflict studies, area studies, especially West Asian and South Asian studies.

Turbulent Afghanistan: A Critical Analysis of the US Politics of Confinement and the Rise of the Taliban

This book explores the what, the why, and the how of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan almost 20 years after their removal from power. It examines how the U.S. discourses on War on Terror and state-building in Afghanistan have taken shape, became dominant over the past two decades, and to delineate their consequences. Also, it highlights how both discourses are representative of wider depoliticization of the society and eventually paved the way for the illiberal, oppressive politics of confinement and necropolitics.The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, U.S. foreign policy, peace and conflict studies, area studies, especially West Asian and South Asian studies.

Turbulence, Empowerment and Marginalisation in International Education Governance Systems (Studies in Educational Administration)

This book investigates how governance at different levels can improve access to education for excluded communities. It conceptualises turbulence, empowerment, and marginalisation in international educational governance systems, and presents a comparative analysis of five nation states (England, Arabs in Israel, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States). From these carefully-selected case studies, readers are shown how Senior Level Leaders describe turbulence in their systems - and how they articulate both the kind of support they want, and the support they actually get at the infrastructural, resources and agency level. It shows how the Senior Leaders hope to put their track records in school improvement into action in order to mobilise school communities for Empowering Young Societal Innovators for Equity and Renewal. Based on research that is world leading in terms of originality, significance, and rigour, Turbulence, Empowerment and Marginalisation in International Education Governance Systems is both a comprehensive investigation of the question of how systems empower key agents of change in school communities, and a practical guide to how these communities can become societal innovators for equity, peace and renewal.

Turbulence, Empowerment and Marginalisation in International Education Governance Systems (Studies in Educational Administration)

This book investigates how governance at different levels can improve access to education for excluded communities. It conceptualises turbulence, empowerment, and marginalisation in international educational governance systems, and presents a comparative analysis of five nation states (England, Arabs in Israel, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States). From these carefully-selected case studies, readers are shown how Senior Level Leaders describe turbulence in their systems - and how they articulate both the kind of support they want, and the support they actually get at the infrastructural, resources and agency level. It shows how the Senior Leaders hope to put their track records in school improvement into action in order to mobilise school communities for Empowering Young Societal Innovators for Equity and Renewal. Based on research that is world leading in terms of originality, significance, and rigour, Turbulence, Empowerment and Marginalisation in International Education Governance Systems is both a comprehensive investigation of the question of how systems empower key agents of change in school communities, and a practical guide to how these communities can become societal innovators for equity, peace and renewal.