In the long shadow of Europe: Greeks and Turks in the era of Postnationalism

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-474-2443-7
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Sonstiges, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 1600 mm x 2400 mm, Gewicht: 781 g

Can the European Union transform Greek-Turkish relations? The contributors to 'In the Long shadow of Europe' examine the ambiguities of Europe’s historical role in its Southeastern corner to shed light on the possible paths lying ahead. From their various an-gles, they highlight the paradoxes of a relationship between intimate adversaries, marred by tormented histories, nationalist narratives and bilateral disputes but strengthened by historical familiarity, geographic vicinity, and the imperative for cooperation. And beyond this face à face, the authors show how, as Greece and Turkey developed into independent nation-states in the shadow of Europe, their intertwined trajectories also contributed to defining this same Europe “at the edges.” Beyond the Greek - Turkish relationship, this book illustrates the considerable challenges the European Union faces as a mediating power both within and outside its borders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anastasakis, Othon

Oktem, Kerem

Nicolaidis, Kalypso Aude

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Notes on the use of language
Acknowledgements

Introduction
The long shadow of Europe
'Othon Anastasakis, Kalypso Nicolaidis, Kerem Öktem'
I. Tormented histories, interwoven identities: National narratives of Self and Others
1. Tormented by history: Greece, Turkey and the territorial imagination
'Spyros Sofos and Umut Özkırımlı'
2. The Lure of Europe: Reconciling the European Other and Turkish/Greek selves
'Nora Onar'
3. History’s long shadow: The Lausanne treaty and contemporary Greco-Turkish relations
'Renee Hirschon'
4. Perceptions of conflict: Greeks and Turks in each others’ mirrors
'Hercules Millas'
5. Genos versus Devlet: Conceptions of citizenship in Greece and Turkey
'Ayşe Kadıoğlu'
II. Conflicts and openings: Greece, Turkey and the European Union
6. Fault Lines or Integration: The EU impact on Greek-Turkish relations
'Gülnur Aybe'
7. Reciprocity as race to the bottom in religious freedom
'Ioannis Grigoriadis'
8. Towards minority policies beyond reciprocity? The EU, Greece and Turkey
'Samim Akgönül'
9. The Deceiving Shadow of the EU? Cypriot perceptions of the ‘The European Solution’
'James Ker-Lindsay'
10. Europeanization and Nationalism in the Turkish – Greek – Aegean disputes
'Harry Tzimitras'
11. EU, Turkey and Greece: The paradoxes of convergence
'Nikos Kotzias'
III. Beyond high politics: Promise and limits of rapprochement
Economic cooperation: Guarantor of détente or hostage to politics?
'Constantinos Papadopoulos'
Rapprochement at the grassroots: How far can civil society engagement go?
'Rana Birden and Bahar Rumelili'
Transforming Divides: Commerce, culture and sympathy crossing the Greek Turkish border
'Eleni Myrivili'
Index
Author Biographies

Über Autor(innen)

Othon Anastasakis, Ph. D (1991) in Government, London School of Economics, is Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford and Director of South East European Studies at Oxford. He has published on the extreme right in Europe, EU relations with Central and South Eastern Europe, transition to democracy and regional cooperation in South Eastern Europe and Greek politics and foreign policy.

Kalypso Aude Nicolaidis, Ph. D (1993) in Political Economy and Government, Harvard University is University Lecturer in International Relations at Oxford University and Director of the European Studies Centre. She has published widely on the EU as well as other issues in international affairs in numerous journals including 'Foreign Affairs', 'Journal of Common Market Studies', 'Journal of European Public Policy' and 'International Organization'. Her books include, 'The Greek Paradox: Promise vs Performance'.

Kerem Oktem, D. Phil. (2006) in Political Geography, University of Oxford, is Senior Associate Member at St Antony's College and research associate at the European Studies Centre. He has published on minority politics, nationalism and transnationalism in South East Europe with a particular focus on Turkey and Turkey - EU relations, and more recently on Muslims in Europe.