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Diagnosing trends and determinants in public support for Turkey's EU membership

dc.contributor.coauthorKentmen, Cigdem
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of International Relations
dc.contributor.kuauthorÇarkoğlu, Ali
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteCollege of Administrative Sciences and Economics
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T22:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractDespite scholarly interest in the process of Turkey's candidacy for European Union (EU) membership, what is missing in the literature is a detailed examination of Turkish public opinion on the issue. Using Turkish Election Surveys, Eurobarometer surveys and International Social Survey Programme data, we test whether economic considerations, support for democracy, attachment to national identity and religiosity affect Turkish individuals' attitudes towards Turkey's EU membership. Perceived national economic conditions and national identity have a negative impact while satisfaction with democracy is positively linked to support for EU membership. Contrary to expectations, religion exerts no significant influence over membership preferences.
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dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.openaccessNO
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume16
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13608746.2011.598348
dc.identifier.eissn1743-9612
dc.identifier.issn1360-8746
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84860414168
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2011.598348
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/7323
dc.identifier.wos298364300001
dc.keywordsTurkey
dc.keywordsEU membership
dc.keywordsPublic opinion
dc.keywordsPublic support for EU
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofSouth European Society And Politics
dc.subjectPolitical science
dc.subjectSocial issues
dc.titleDiagnosing trends and determinants in public support for Turkey's EU membership
dc.typeJournal Article
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