Constitutional change in Turkey: The (De)Limited effect of Europeanization

Özçolak, Gülçin (2020) Constitutional change in Turkey: The (De)Limited effect of Europeanization. [Thesis]

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Abstract

The EU is a transformative actor, in the sense that its conditionality has been successful in inducing a change in the candidate states’ institutions and norms, including their main constitutional framework. The experience of Central and Eastern European countries during their accession process has been the main source in the literature in conceptualizing the process of Europeanization. However, the recent experience of countries such as Hungary and Poland under authoritarian populist governments, show that reversal from the European values may emerge after becoming members of the EU. Although the EU has mechanisms to safeguard its values, it has not been able to cease their de-Europeanization process. This thesis builds on the conceptual framework on Europeanization and de-Europeanization with a focus on constitutional change in Turkey, throughout its uniquely long accession process. This thesis evaluates the EU-Turkey relationship within the framework of Europeanization through the EU’s conditionality and traces Turkey’s de-Europeanization process in post-2005 with a focus on recent constitutional changes
Item Type: Thesis
Uncontrolled Keywords: Europeanization. -- constitutional change. -- Central and Eastern European countries. -- Turkey and the European Union. -- Avrupalılaşma. -- anayasal değişiklik. -- Orta ve Doğu Avrupa ülkeleri. --Türkiye ve Avrupa Birliği.
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > European Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: IC-Cataloging
Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2020 21:14
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 10:36
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/41271

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