The "EU - energy - Turkey" Triangle. Does Energy really matter in Turkey's Accession Process? - A Critical Perspective

Scientific Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: A, Bilkent University , course: EU policies, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the dynamics at the core of the relation betweenTurkey and the European Union (EU), in terms of energy-related issues. The prospect ofTurkey's accession to the EU is one of the most controversial issues affecting the widerEuropean political space. This essay would like to shed light on the impact of energyconsiderations on Turkey's process of accession exploring three inter-related dimensions.First of all, a brief account of the EU's patterns of energy consumption and strategies adoptedwill be offered. Secondly, the relevance of Turkey as "energy corridor" linking Easternenergy resources to Western markets will be assessed. Finally, EU member states' standpointson Turkey's accession will be investigated trying to isolate the impact of energy-drivencalculations. A liberal-intergovernmental approach will spell out patterns of divergence orconvergence on Turkey's accession evaluating the impact of the energy factor on Turkey'sEU eventual membership. In conclusion, this article will show whether or not energy can beconsidered the determiner for Turkey's accession, pointing out that the "energy card" shouldnot be overplayed since the EU's acknowledgement of Turkey's energy strategic could notautomatically lead to full-membership.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Arianna Catalano
• Verlag: Grin Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch, Deutsch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.10.2011
• EAN: 9783656025580
• ISBN: 978-3-656-02558-0
• Seiten: 20
• Abmessung: 148 mm x 210 mm x 3 mm
• Gewicht: 45 g
• Serien: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe, Bd. V179858; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V179858
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Vergleichende und internationale Politikwissenschaft