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International politics of democratic consolidation : theoretical and conceptual perspectives -- The nature and impact of the EU political conditionality -- The EU conditionality and democracy in Turkey : pre-Helsinki period -- The EU conditionality and democracy in Turkey : post-Helsinki period -- The impact of the EU conditionality in Turkey

This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality, the author compares the case of Turkey to that of other European nations. Arguing that Turkey became vulnerable to the European conditionality when it applied for membership in 1987, he shows how the political reforms demanded of Turkey were not fully carried out as the EU had not in essence accepted Turkey as an official candidate during this period. The EU h.

Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the presidential elections came as a great shock to liberal internationalist circles in the US and abroad. Whether Trump will string the liberal order that the US has largely created is without a plain answer. It is clear, though, that there is already significant erosion in the basic architect of global order. Detritions to the fabric of global order can be observed with respect to four interrelated developments: the exacerbation of security challenges due to proliferation and diversification of the regional and global destabilizing actors, the reversal of democratic and liberal values in the West, rise of illiberal democracies and competitive authoritarianism elsewhere, and finally, a UN system mired with serious shortcomings in representation, capacity and legitimacy. The international society must address this erosion of global order and the first step in that regard is coming to terms with the fact that "the world is bigger than five" not only in terms of the re-alignment of major powers, but also of the distribution of power along state/non-state spectrum.

AK Parti dönemindeki Türk dış politikası Türkiye'de ve yurtdışında pek çok gözlemcinin ve uzmanın dikkatini çekti ve uygulanan politika ülke içinde ve dışında çeşitli tartışmaları başlattı. Bazı dış politika uzmanları ve yorumcular bu 'yeni' politikayı geleneksel Türk dış politikasından 'radikal' bir dönüşüm olarak değerlendirdi. Bu çalışmada biz, son yedi yılda Türk dış politikasının doğasında ve yapımında önemli değişimler ve yenilikler olmakla beraber, Türkiye'nin uluslararası oryantasyonunun temel özelliklerinin değişmediğini iddia ediyoruz. Bu nedenle de son değişiklikleri 'devamlılık içerisindeki değişiklikler' olarak nitelendiriyoruz. Ayrıca Türk dış politikasında yaşanan değişimin 'liderin yönlendirdiği' bir değişim olduğunu belirtiyoruz. ; Turkish foreign policy during the AK Party reign has attracted the attention of a number of observers and analysts and generated debates both in Turkey and abroad. A number of foreign policy analysts and commentators have regarded this "new" policy as a "radical shift" from conventional Turkish foreign policy. We argue in this study that although there are some significant changes and innovations in the nature and style of Turkey's foreign policy during the last seven years; the international orientation of Turkey continues to preserve its basic nature. Thus, we define the recent changes as "changes within continuity". We also argue that Turkey's foreign policy changes may also be classified as "leader driven".