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Constructions of European Identity

Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Senem Aydin-Düzgit

    1. Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey

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Part of the book series: Identities and Modernities in Europe (IME)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Senem Aydin-Düzgit
    Pages 1-29

  3. Europe as a Security Community

    • Senem Aydin-Düzgit
    Pages 30-65

  4. Europe as an Upholder of Democratic Values

    • Senem Aydin-Düzgit
    Pages 66-98

  5. Europe as a Political Project

    • Senem Aydin-Düzgit
    Pages 99-130

  6. Europe as a Cultural Space

    • Senem Aydin-Düzgit
    Pages 131-170

  7. Conclusion

    • Senem Aydin-Düzgit
    Pages 171-177

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 178-223
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About this book

This book examines EU discourses on Turkey in the European Commission, European Parliament and three EU member states (France, Germany and Britain), to reveal the discursive construction of European identity through EU representations of Turkey. Based on a poststructuralist framework that conceptualizes identity as discursively constructed through difference, the book applies Critical Discourse Analysis to the analysis of texts and argues that there are multiple Europe(s) that are constructed in talks over the enlargement of Turkey, varying within and between different ideological, national and institutional contexts. The book discerns four main discourse topics over which these Europe(s) are constructed, corresponding to the conceptualization of Europe as a security community, as an upholder of democratic values, as a political project and as a cultural space. The book argues that Turkey constitutes a key case in exploring various discursive constructs of European identity, since the talks on Turkey pave the way for the construction of different versions of Europe in discourse.

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"This is a fine book which represents a significant empirical and conceptual contribution to EU and European studies. It is well written and well argued. The book's central argument is that there are 'multiple Europes' constructed in the discussions over enlargement to Turkey: Europe as a security community; as upholder of democratic values; as a political project; and as a cultural space." - Journal of Common Market Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey

    Senem Aydin-Düzgit

About the author

Senem Ayd?n-Düzgit is an Associate Professor and a Jean Monnet Chair in International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. She is the author of Constructions of European Identity: Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU (Palgrave, 2012).

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