Is Turkey De-Europeanising?

This volume develops the notion of 'de-Europeanisation' as an important development in the literature on Europeanisation, and applies it specifically to Turkey. 'De-Europeanisation' is defined as the loss or weakening of the EU/Europe as a normative/political context and as a reference point in domestic settings and national public debates of both candidate and member countries. The authors explore key policy areas including education, migration, democracy, the rule of law and media freedoms, and key actors including civil society organisations, political parties and political leaders. This book was originally published as a special issue of South European Society and Politics.

Alper Kaliber is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Kemerburgaz University, Turkey. His areas of research include critical and regional security studies, European security, Europeanisation, the Cyprus conflict, Turkish foreign policy and Ottoman-Turkish modernisation. He has received several grants and awards including the Young Scientist Award from Turkey's Science Academy (BAGEP) in 2014. Senem Ayd-n-Düzgit is Associate Professor at Sabanc- University, Turkey. She is the author of Turkey and the European Union (with Nathalie Tocci, 2015) and Constructions of European Identity: Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU (2012).

Introduction: Encounters with Europe in an Era of Domestic and International Turmoil: Is Turkey a De-Europeanising Candidate Country? Senem Ayd-n-Düzgit and Alper Kaliber 1. From AKP's 'Conservative Democracy' to 'Advanced Democracy': Shifts and Challenges in the Debate on 'Europe' Bäak Alpan 2. Shifting Logics: The Discourses of Turkish Political Elites on EU Accession Canan Balk-r and Sedef Eylemer 3. De-Europeanisation through Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of AKP's Election Speeches Senem Ayd-n-Düzgit 4. De-Europeanisation of Civil Society and Public Debates in Turkey: The Kurdish Question Revisited Alper Kaliber 5. Europeanisation and De-Europeanisation Dynamics in Turkey: The Case of Environmental Organisations Büke Bo-nak 6. Policy Transfer and Discursive De-Europeanisation: Higher Education from Bologna to Turkey Özge Onursal-Be-gül 7. Why the EU Still Matters in Turkish Domestic Politics: Insights from Recent Reforms in Migration Policy Alexander Bürgin 8. De-Europeanisation or Counter-Conduct? Turkey's Democratisation and the EU Münevver Cebeci 9. De-Europeanisation in Turkey: The Case of the Rule of Law Beken Saatçio-lu 10. Europeanisation or De-Europeanisation? Media Freedom in Turkey (1999-2015) Gözde Y-lmaz