Turkey and the European Union: The Politics of Belonging

✍ Scribed by Lucia Najšlová

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 217
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since Turkey’s European Union accession talks began in 2005 the relationship has inspired much analysis as an example of democratic political integration and as a process which offers an insight into the future of the European Union. Offering a unique analysis of this relationship, Lucia Najslova approaches the issue through an interdisciplinary ethnographic lens and in so doing moves the discussion away from the formal diplomatic developments and towards an understanding of the issues of belonging that underpin the relationship.
The book explores multiple sites of EU-Turkey diplomacy including the 2016 refugee deal and the disputes around Northern Cyprus, offering analysis through theoretical frameworks on temporality, belonging and sovereignty. The study connects to debates on Turkish modernity and nation-building as well as debates about the future of the European Union and will be of interests to scholars of Area Studies, International Relations, Sociology and Migration Studies.

✦ Table of Contents

Tittle Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Spelling
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: The Clock, the Compass, and the Typewriter
Chapter 1: Belongings We Choose, and Those That We Do Not
Chapter 2: Europe Becoming an Institution
Chapter 3: Turkey: Reflections on Learning (Fast Version)
Part Two: Recognitions and Realisms
Chapter 4: Yes, Still Talking about Accession
Chapter 5: Your Comment Is Not Relevant
Chapter 6: For Turkish Cypriots, the Summit Will Be Web-streamed
Part Three: Refugees and Crises
Chapter 7: Europe’s Very Life Was at Stake
Chapter 8: Can We Trust Turkey?
Coda
Bibliography
Index