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Tag Archives: Turkey
Jun 18 2013
Turkey’s protests have stirred debate about democracy and the unchecked power of governments that have an electoral mandate.
Leave a commentWhat do the protests of the past two weeks mean for democracy in Turkey? Zeynep N. Kaya and Matthew Whiting argue that they represent the clash between the desire of the Prime Minister, Recep Tayip Erdoğan, for a majoritarian politics … Continue reading
Posted by: June 18, 2013
Tagged with: democracy, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey
Jun 13 2013
Turkey’s ongoing protests may yet lead to a backlash from the government’s supporters and a new ‘Turkish winter’
1 CommentAs street protests in Turkey continue, and the government’s response has begun to harden, many are now talking about a coming ‘Turkish spring’. Burak Kadercan warns against such an analysis of these events, arguing that the protestors have no collective vision of … Continue reading
Posted by: June 13, 2013
Tagged with: government, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey
Jun 4 2013
Turkey’s urban uprising has smashed the national wall of fear
3 CommentsThe past week has seen unprecedented street protests across Turkey against the increasingly autocratic government of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan. Soli Ozel writes that the protests reflect an increasing dissatisfaction among the Turkish population with the government’s passage of important legislation with little … Continue reading
Posted by: June 4, 2013
Tagged with: protests, Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey
May 14 2013
The EU’s fading influence over Turkey is weakening the country’s democratic reform processes.
1 CommentThe EU and Turkey have been in dialogue over the country’s potential accession since the 1980s. As Firat Cengiz notes, however, the EU’s influence has diminished following the accession of Cyprus in 2004, and the on-going Eurozone crisis. She argues … Continue reading
Posted by: May 14, 2013
Tagged with: democracy, democratic reforms, EU enlargement, kurdish minority, middle east, peace process, Turkey
Mar 24 2013
Book Review: Turkey and the European Union: Processes of Europeanisation
Leave a commentThe past decade has seen a strengthening of the relationship between Turkey and the European Union, despite the on-and-off nature of negotiations towards the country’s accession. Turkey and the European Union takes a wide-ranging look at the Europeanisation of Turkey, … Continue reading
Posted by: March 24, 2013
Tagged with: book review, europeanisation, Turkey
Mar 6 2013
The case for an Associate Membership of the European Union
6 CommentsIn recent years, the EU has moved its focus away from enlargement towards greater integration, especially in fiscal matters. This also comes at a time when the UK is seeking to renegotiate its relationship with the EU, and as the … Continue reading
Posted by: March 6, 2013
Tagged with: constitutional change, enlargement, Treaty of Lisbon, Turkey, UK
