Yönetim ve Ekonomi (Jan 2008)

Bütünleşme Kuramlarının Avrupa Birliği Genişlemesine Bakışı(The View of Integration Theories on European Union Enlargement)

  • Hüseyin Kutay AYTUĞ

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 149 – 161

Abstract

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Enlargement, which is on the agenda of European Union since Rome Treaty, is one of the most important political agents. Enlargements, each of which has been carefully devised, canvassed and implemented within the historical process, have been analysed by theories and approaches which try to explain European integration. The Union, on the one hand enlarges, on the other hand attempts to deepen. The theories and approaches which try to explain that process have been developed and diversified with the Union’s evolution. Though such theories are sometimes seen as they compete with each other, actually they complement each other and partly overlap. The aim of this study is to assess views of the following theories and approaches on enlargement: federalism, neo-functionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, multi level governance, new institutionalism, social constructivism and to display Central and Eastern Europe enlargement from viewpoints of different theories.

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