The Return of the Sick Man of Europe: A study of the political, economical and cultural grounds for/against the entrance of Turkey to the European Union as viewed by Turkish Immigrants and Germans living in Berlin

Authors

Ursula A. Arno, SIT Study Abroad

Home Institution

University of Colorado at Boulder

Publication Date

Fall 2004

Program Name

Central Europe: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Culture

Abstract

On 17 December 2004, the European Council will decide whether to enter into membership negotiation with Turkey. In the following sections the political, economical and cultural reasons for and against Turkey’s accession will be examined. The views of both Germans and Turks living in Berlin will be discussed. Following this synopsis, it will be argued that the underlying grounds for not welcoming Turkey into the EU are cultural. Consequently, the study of the Turkey-EU debate will be indicative of the issues that the EU as a supranational organization has.

Disciplines

Political Science

Recommended Citation

Arno, Ursula A., "The Return of the Sick Man of Europe: A study of the political, economical and cultural grounds for/against the entrance of Turkey to the European Union as viewed by Turkish Immigrants and Germans living in Berlin" (2004). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 514.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/514