Turkish Dilemma in European Integration : 유럽통합에서의 터키 딜레마
- 발행기관 서강대학교 국제대학원
- 지도교수 이규영
- 발행년도 2005
- 학위수여년월 200502
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 및 전공 국제대학원
- 식별자(기타) 000000081134
- 본문언어 영어
목차
The end of the Cold War necessitated the introduction of a new variable to replace the Cold War ideology. Rediscovering and redefining identity among states became important in understanding international order. In the same line with the international trend, in European context, the end of the Cold War also marked the point where the European Union began to recognize a wider Europe and to discuss the future of the Union based on European identity in relation to the Eastern part of the Europe and beyond.
European identity is not a sudden invention but it has been under continuous construction through the twists and turns throughout the history of European integration. The root of recognition of and emphasis on European identity in European integration in the post-Cold War era should be traced back to the birth of ECSC(European Coal and Steel Community) in 1952 from which the European integration had substantially begun.
The devastating wars and the realization of losing world hegemony made Europe to find ways to get over identity crisis. European integration was a process of restoring divided Europe and European identity by widening and deepening. European integration has been successful though not without challenges. Among the challenges was whom to include and exclude on what criteria. Though enlargement is conducted according to a set of criteria established in 1993 Copenhagen Council, criteria are yet applied ambiguously due to vague identity of the EU. Comparative review of integration processes of Central and Eastern European Countries(CEECs) and Turkey illustrates the vague nature of Copenhagen criteria. Turkey’s dubious identity is partly responsible for this vagueness. Hence, Turkey’s accession is left outstanding as a dilemma in European integration.
Turkey has also been in search of alternative identity to the old one. Turkey’s accession would involve the translation of European identity in to a new one. But due to unsatisfactory progress of Turkey’s fulfillment of accession criteria, Turkey’s accession is still in question. Yet, the history of Turkey’s attempts for accession hints at suspicion that the conclusive criteria for Turkey’s accession might not only be the Copenhagen criteria. Different understanding and interpreting European identity between the EU and Turkey might underlie the Copenhagen criteria that work against Turkey.
EU membership will confirm legitimacy of the Turkish government. And the EU finds Turkey’s importance as a stabilizer in the Region bridging Europe and Asia. Security identity could be the only converging point where the EU and Turkey might be able to balance the relation. Turkey’s accession would depend on which way the EU would take between securing and expanding its identity. Till then, Turkey will remain as a strategic partner outside boundary of the EU.
