Conditionality, the EU and Turkey

This book studies Turkey-EU relations in the area of foreign policy from 1987 when Turkey applied for full membership and expanding to the present-day retrenchment of Turkey from the EU.

Rahime Süleymanölu-Kürüm is Associate Member at Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research, at the University of Nottingham, UK. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Nottingham. Her research in international relations include Europeanisation, EU foreign policy, Turkish foreign policy, gender and diplomacy.

1. Introduction: Understanding the Europeanisation of National Foreign Policy in Non-Member States 2. Conditionality, EU and Non-Member States 3. The Case of Turkey: Framework and Analysis 4. Turkey's Alignment with the Common Foreign and Security Policy 5. Compliance with the Principle of Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 6. High Profile Official Visits 7. Turkey as a Peacemaker: Mediation and Official Development Assistance 8. Discursive Change: Analysis of Foreign Policy Statements 9. Conclusion