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German Conservatism And Its Impact On Turkey&#039 / s Membership Debate

This thesis aims to analyze German Conservatism and the impact of
Germany&rsquo / s policies towards Turkey&rsquo / s membership. The point of departure is
privileged partnership which is offered to Turkey in replace of membership to
the EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is a prominent defender of
privileged partnership and previous Chancellor Gerhard Schr&ouml / der who
supported Turkey&rsquo / s accession, had a totally different attitude. It is questioned
whether this sharp change in foreign policy derives from German Conservatism
and Christian Democracy. As a result, it is not possible to claim an essentialist
opposition to Turkey&rsquo / s accession by German Christian Democrats but
privileged partnership is a product of German Conservative thinking which
sees European Integration as a cultural project.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612684/index.pdf
Date01 September 2010
CreatorsAlioglu, Ozlem
ContributorsEralp, Atila
PublisherMETU
Source SetsMiddle East Technical Univ.
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeM.S. Thesis
Formattext/pdf
RightsTo liberate the content for METU campus

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