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European Public Opinion and Turkey’s Accession: Making Sense of Arguments For and Against

Author(s): Antonia M. Ruiz-Jiménez, José I. Torreblanca
Publisher(s): Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Madrid, Spain
Date of publication: 23 May 2007
Volume number: 2007
Issue number: 20
Format: PDF
Pages: 52
URL: www.realinstitutoelcano.org
Series: Elcano Royal Institute Working Papers

Description: This paper takes an in-depth look at the European citizens’ attitudes toward Turkey's accession to the EU and explains key-elements in determining support for or opposition to Turkish membership. The authors use data from Eurobarometer questionnaires on citizens' attitudes regarding Turkey. The publication shows that views for and against Turkish membership are multidimensional and that citizens use different arguments for both positions. The authors conclude that the key to Turkish EU membership may well lie in the way accession is argued and justified and not only in the way it is negotiated.

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	European Public Opinion and Turkey’s Accession: Making Sense of Arguments For and Against Author(s): Antonia M. Ruiz-Jiménez, José I. Torreblanca Publisher(s): Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Madrid, Spain Date of publication: 23 May 2007 Volume number: 2007 Issue number: 20 Format: PDF Pages: 52 URL: www.realinstitutoelcano.org Series: Elcano Royal Institute Working Papers Description: This paper takes an in-depth look at the European citizens’ attitudes toward Turkey's accession to the EU and explains key-elements in determining support for or opposition to Turkish membership. The authors use data from Eurobarometer questionnaires on citizens' attitudes regarding Turkey. The publication shows that views for and against Turkish membership are multidimensional and that citizens use different arguments for both positions. The authors conclude that the key to Turkish EU membership may well lie in the way accession is argued and justified and not only in the way it is negotiated. General note: © 2007 Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies Download: English - Download the full-text document (1.0 MB)

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European Public Opinion and Turkey’s Accession: Making Sense of Arguments For and Against