Power to delay: Turkey's EU accession process within the context of a process-driven approach

Bu makalede, Avrupa genişlemesi özellikle Türkiye örnek olayına atıfla çözümlenecektir. Amaç yönelimli ve ussal-kapsayıcı yaklaşımlar yerine, artımcılık ve süreç yönelimli yaklaşımlar kullanılacaktır. Bu çözümleme araçlarına dayanarak, gecikmenin bir sorun olmadığı, demokratik müzakereye dayalı herhangi bir çözüm için bir fırsat olduğu savunulacaktır. Bu temel varsayıma ek olarak, bu çalışmada ayrıca artımcı politikaların temel politika değişikliklerine yol açabileceği ve teknik meselelerin siyasetten ayrılmasının zor olduğu ortaya konacaktır.

Geciktirme gücü: Sürreç yönelimli bir yaklaşım bağlamında Türkiye'nin AB'ye katılım süreci

In this article, European enlargement will be analyzed with specific reference to the Turkish case. Instead of goal-oriented and rational-comprehensive approaches, incrementalism and process-driven approaches will be employed. Based on these analytical tools, it will be argued that delay is not a problem but an opportunity for any solution based on democratic negotiation. In addition to this basic assumption, in this study it will also be put forth that incremental policies may cause major policy changes and that technical issues can hardly be separated from politics.

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