Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a critical investigation of the relationship between Turkish NGOs and the European Union (EU) and a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and limitations to fashioning social change by funding NGOs.

Autorentext

Markus Ketola is a Fellow at the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His research interests include civil society, NGOs, social policy and development, with a particular focus on both Turkey and the European Union.

Inhalt
List of Acronyms Illustrations 1. Introduction 2. Europeanization from a Civil Society Perspective 3. EU Civil Society Policy 4. Civil Society in Turkey 5. NGO Relationships 6. Civil Society Support in Turkey 7. Tracing the Impact of EU Policy on the Ground 8. Conclusion Bibliography