Opportunities and Threats in European Integration and Turkey-EU-Relations after Brexit

This publication covers the results of an international workshop held in Antalya, Turkey, in November 2016. In the book, the results of Brexit are discussed from the perspectives of some member countries. It deals particularly with the opportunities and threats which Brexit brings to European integration and TurkeyEuropean Union relations.

This publication consists of contributions of experts from Turkey and various European Union countries and researchers who focus on European studies. The articles include the results of an international workshop held in Antalya in November 2016 with the contributions of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Association and European Research and Application Center (AKVAM) of Akdeniz University. In the book, the results of Brexit from the perspectives of Turkey and some member countries are discussed in terms of opportunities and threats regarding European integration and TurkeyEU relations. The book consists of three parts: the factors that lead to Brexit, the possible consequences of Brexit for the European integration process and the future of TurkeyEU relations after Brexit.

Autorentext

Erol Esen is Professor of Political Science. He studied at Bonn University in Germany and gained a PhD in Turkey EU relations. He is a lecturer at Akdeniz University, Turkey, and has been the head of the EU Research Center. He is working on issues such as European integration, migration, and supra-cultural processes. Duygu ekerölu completed her undergraduate education at Dumlup nar University, Turkey. Currently, she is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Administration. She is also involved in academic translation studies.

Inhalt

The road to Brexit Anti-immigration sentiments in the Brexit process Financial crisis and Brexit Weakening of liberal democracy; foreign trade and currency wars A soft or hard Brexit Radicalism and populism rising in Europe Flexible integration models The situation of Turkish and EU citizens in England