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 Schrö / 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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612684/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2010 |
| Creators | Alioglu, Ozlem |
| Contributors | Eralp, Atila |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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