Overview

What impact do issues of culture, religion and identity have on Turkey's chances of joining the EU? Are religious and cultural factors per se the primary obstacle to Turkish accession, or is it their interaction with other factors that is prolonging and complicating Turkey's progress towards EU membership? Mirela Bogdani here analyses the complex range of issues that are influencing the process of Turkey's accession to the EU, assesses the positions of different European actors towards Turkey's pursuit of EU membership and identifies the reasons for the European opposition. She also analyses the issues of political Islam, multiculturalism and the compatibility of Islam with democracy. This book will be an important resource for anyone interested in EU politics, EU enlargement policy, EU-Turkey relations, the relationship between religion and politics, political Islam, multiculturalism and supranational integration.

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Author:   Mirela Bogdani
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Volume:   v. 16
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781848854598

ISBN 10:   1848854595
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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'This is a very interesting and provocative book which should cause a stir.' - John Loughlin, Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and formerly Professor of European Politics, Cardiff University; 'This book makes a significant contribution to understanding why Turkey's desired membership of the EU is opposed by so many and why the whole question has become the elephant in the roomA in Brussels. This is a subject of extreme importance for the future not only of Turkey but of the European Union as a whole.' - Miranda Vickers, author of 'The Albanians: A Modern History'

Author Information

Mirela Bogdani is a specialist on EU issues with a focus on EU enlargement. She has studied politics at St Antony's College, Oxford University and taught at the School of European Studies, Cardiff University.

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