Drawing on interviews with Civil Society organizations and in conjunction with an examination of EU Civil Society Policy and the legal and institutional environment in Turkey this book examines EU policies on Turkish Civil Society organizations and highlights the significant constraints and limited impacts of these policies.

"Civil society is widely employed in the literature on democratization as well as in studies on the European Union's efforts to promote democracy. Strong empirical work, however, is often lacking. Özge Zihnioglu's work fills this gap in the important case of Turkey, assessing the efforts of the EU to develop and implement a 'civil society policy.' This work makes an important contribution to the growing body of work on Turkey and its efforts to meet the requirements to join the EU."

Paul Kubicek, Department of Political Science, Oakland University, USA

'Part of the complexity of Turkey-EU relations lies in the fact that government-to-government ties are but one dimension of this multifaceted relationship. Beyond official Brussels-Ankara ties, the EU has made engagement with civil society a cornerstone of its policy. In this book, Özge Zihnioglu meticulously explains how the EU has influenced Turkey's civil society scene, contributing to the empowerment of the third sector and thus to the overall democratization of the country.'

Nathalie Tocci, Europe and the Neighbourhood, Istituto Affari Internazionale, Italy

Autorentext
Özge Zihnio?lu is a Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey. Zihnio?lu has researched on and worked with civil society organizations on Turkey's accession to the European Union and their role in Turkey's democratisation.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements List Of Acronyms List Of Tables List Of Figures List Of Maps PART I: INTRODUCTION: CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE EU APPROACH 1. The Case Of Turkey 2. Eu Approach To Civil Society 3. Methods Of Analysis 4. Organisation Of The Book PART II: ESTABLISHING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 5. Emergence Of The Concept Of Civil Society 6. Civic-Liberal Tradition 7. Neo-Tocquevillians 8. The Impact On EU Civil Society Policy PART III: UNDERSTANDING EU CIVIL SOCIETY POLICY IN TURKEY 9. Eu Civil Society Policy And European Integration 10. Eastern Enlargement And Its Impact 11. Eu Civil Society Policy In The Turkish Context 12. Instruments Of EU Civil Society Policy In Turkey PART IV: THE IMPACT OF EU CIVIL SOCIETY POLICY IN TURKEY 13. Thematic Field Analyses 14. Transformation Of The Legal And Institutional Environment PART V: WHAT GOES WRONG? 15. Challenging The EU's Conceptualization Of Civil Society 16. A Different Perspective On Civil Society 17. The Implications For The EU Accession Process 18. The Role Of Immediate Environment PART VI: WHAT GOES WRONG? 19. An Overview Of The First Decades Of Turkish Republic (1923 1945) 20. Multi-Party Period (1946 1960) 21. Years Of Turbulence (1961 1980) 22. The Post-1980 Period (1981 1999) 23. The Eu Accession Period (2000 2012) 24. The Impact Of Historical Baggage On Contemporary Civil Society PART VII: CONCLUSION 25. Summary Of Research Findings 26. Arguments And Discussion 27. The Way Forward Appendices A.1 List Of Civil Society Organisation Interviews A.2 Number Of Associations In Turkey (1980-2011) A.3 Number Of Foundations In Turkey (1980-2012) A.4 Number Of Associations According To Their Types (1998-2011) A.5 Provincial Breakdown Of The Number Of Active Associations In Turkey A.6 List Of Legislative Reforms On Freedom Of Association And Freedom Of Assembly In Turkey Since 1999 Bibliography List Of Personal Interviews Glossary Index ?