KENNETH DYSON Research Professor, Cardiff University European School, UKSENEM AYDIN DÜZGIT Associate Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels, BelgiumÖZGÜR ÜNAL ERIS Lecturer, Department of EU Studies, Istanbul Bahçesehir University, TurkeyEROL KATIRCIOGLU Professor of Industrial Economics and Head of Economics Department, Istanbul Bilgi University, TurkeyE. FUAT KEYMAN Professor of International Relations, Koç University in Istanbul, TurkeyLEVENT KIRVAL Jean Monnet Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Dogus University, TurkeyNEDRET KURAN-BURÇOGLU Professor of European Studies, Istanbul Yeditepe University, TurkeyAN SCHRIJVERS PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, Ghent University, BelgiumMENNO SPIERING Director of the MA Programme on European Studies, Amsterdam University, The NetherlandsPULAT TACAR R. Ambassador, Vice-President of UNESCO National Committee and Former Ambassador of Turkey to the EU, Turkey

'...a highly recommended source of information offering useful insights into EU-Turkey relations, European external policy, and the Union's enlargement issues in general. The volume will be a significant asset for scholars, students and ordinary readers who aim to acquire deep understanding and professional judgment on this intense and extremely difficult "encounter".' - Natia Ejoshvili, Insight Turkey

• Introduction: Prospects for a Difficult Encounter; E.LaGro & K.E.Jørgensen The Politics of Accession Negotiations; K.E.Jørgensen What Can Turkey Learn from Previous Accession Negotiations?; A.Schrijvers Reinventing Europe? Turkey, European Union Accession and Europeanization; K.Dyson Europeanization, Democratization and Human Rights in Turkey; E.F.Keyman & S.A.Düzgit The Economics of the Accession Process: A Multidimensional and Policy Oriented Approach for Turkey; E.LaGro The Economic Challenges of the Accession Process: The Matter in Question; E.Katircioglu Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Accession Negotiations; P.Tacar From Vision to Reality: Socio-Cultural Critique of the Accession Process; N.Kuran-Burçoglu Eurosceptic Concerns about National Identity in the European Union and Turkey; M.Spiering Identity, Interests and Political Culture in Turkey's Accession Negotiations; L.Kirval The European Neighbourhood Policy and Turkey; Ö.Ü.Eris Conclusion and Perspectives: Whither Turkey's Accession?; K.E.Jørgensen & E.LaGro