Open AccessShould Turkey be Admitted into the European Union? The Debate
Author(s) -
Sophie Di Francesco-Mayot
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of european studies/australian and new zealand journal of european studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1837-2147
pISSN - 1836-1803
DOI - 10.30722/anzjes.vol2.iss1.15098
Subject(s) - european union , accession , citizenship , political science , identity (music) , european integration , competition (biology) , consciousness , single euro payments area , european studies , political economy , sociology , law , international trade , politics , economics , psychology , ecology , physics , neuroscience , acoustics , biology
CESAA 17TH ANNUAL EUROPE ESSAY COMPETITION 2009 - Honours winner: Sophie Di Francesco-Mayot, Monash UniversityOver the past decades, the European Union has witnessed an increasing apathy among European citizens’ vis-à-vis EU institutions. In 1993, EU elites formally introduced the idea of a ‘European citizenship’ in an attempt on the one hand, to reactivate the European integration project, and, on the other hand, to foster greater consciousness of the European identity which the EU is supposed to represent. What opportunities and challenges would Turkey’s accession to EU membership have on our idea of ‘European citizenship’ and ‘identity’? An analysis on the current debate regarding Turkey’s possible accession in the EU raises significant questions on the EU’s identity and on the role of the EU in the international community.