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Informationen zum Autor Yannis Stivachtis is the director of the International Studies Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Meltem Müftüler-Baç is a professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabanci University. Klappentext This book aims at uncovering the main obstacles and challenges to the Turkish accession to the European Union. Turkey's membership is one of the most important steps for the future of the European Union in terms of its integration and identity. The book provides a succinct analysis of the process and its future implications. Zusammenfassung This book aims at uncovering the main obstacles and challenges to the Turkish accession to the European Union. Turkey's membership is one of the most important steps for the future of the European Union in terms of its integration and identity. The book provides a succinct analysis of the process and its future implications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: Dilemmas in EU-Turkey Relations Chapter 3 1. Europe and the 'Turk': An English School Approach to the Study of EU-Turkish Relations Chapter 4 2. Turkish Accession and the Quest for a European Polity: Discursive Strategies and Organized Hypocrisy Chapter 5 3. European Strategic Vision and Turkey's EU Bid Chapter 6 4. The Strategic Implications of Turkey's EU Membership Part 7 Part II: Opportunities and Constraints in Turkey-European Union Relations Chapter 8 5. Turkey's Accession Negotiations with the European Union: The Long Path Ahead Chapter 9 6. Turkey and the 'New Europe': Challenges and Opportunities during the Accession Negotiations Chapter 10 7. Greek and Greek Cypriot Views of Turkey's Accession to the European Union: On the Endurance of a Spectacular Paradigmatic Shift Chapter 11 8. The Cyprus Question in the Programs of the Turkish Governments and the Turkish Political Parties, 1980-2005 Chapter 12 9. Turkey's Changing Perceptions of the EU: From Partnership to Patronship-The Ever Changing Nature of EU Conditionality in an Ever Distanced Europe Chapter 13 10. Redefining State and Society in the March Toward Europe: The Radicalization of Turkey Chapter 14 11. Current Turkish Economic Policies and the Target of EU Membership Part 15 Part III: EU-Turkey Accession Negotiations: A Comparative Perspective Chapter 16 12. A Promising Comparison: Greek and Turkish Elite Attitudes to European Integration Chapter 17 13. Fulfilling the Copenhagen Political Criteria: A Comparison between Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania Chapter 18 14. Civil-Military Relations as a Component of Democratic Consolidation in Turkey: A Comparison with Greece...