Elena Baracani, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy

‘This book provides a very useful, fine-grained analysis of the EU’s policy vis-a-vis Turkey. The latter does not get reduced to a couple of variables, but is analysed in its complexity, driven by various institutional actors and influenced by a multi-level structural context. Based on different theoretical perspectives and extended original empirical research, this book contributes to a better understanding of EU-Turkey relations and why they have been so challenging over the last years.’

• Contents: 1. A new direction for EU foreign policy? 2. The structural contexts shaping EU foreign policy 3. The Commission: formulating EU foreign policy towards Turkey 4. The European Council: prioritizing and reaching convergence on EU foreign policy towards Turkey 5. The Parliament: establishing the boundaries of a democratically accountable foreign policy towards Turkey 6. Different shades of EU foreign policy vis-à-vis Turkey References Index

Elena Baracani, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy

‘This book provides a very useful, fine-grained analysis of the EU’s policy vis-a-vis Turkey. The latter does not get reduced to a couple of variables, but is analysed in its complexity, driven by various institutional actors and influenced by a multi-level structural context. Based on different theoretical perspectives and extended original empirical research, this book contributes to a better understanding of EU-Turkey relations and why they have been so challenging over the last years.’

• Contents: 1. A new direction for EU foreign policy? 2. The structural contexts shaping EU foreign policy 3. The Commission: formulating EU foreign policy towards Turkey 4. The European Council: prioritizing and reaching convergence on EU foreign policy towards Turkey 5. The Parliament: establishing the boundaries of a democratically accountable foreign policy towards Turkey 6. Different shades of EU foreign policy vis-à-vis Turkey References Index

Elena Baracani, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy

‘This book provides a very useful, fine-grained analysis of the EU’s policy vis-a-vis Turkey. The latter does not get reduced to a couple of variables, but is analysed in its complexity, driven by various institutional actors and influenced by a multi-level structural context. Based on different theoretical perspectives and extended original empirical research, this book contributes to a better understanding of EU-Turkey relations and why they have been so challenging over the last years.’

• Contents: 1. A new direction for EU foreign policy? 2. The structural contexts shaping EU foreign policy 3. The Commission: formulating EU foreign policy towards Turkey 4. The European Council: prioritizing and reaching convergence on EU foreign policy towards Turkey 5. The Parliament: establishing the boundaries of a democratically accountable foreign policy towards Turkey 6. Different shades of EU foreign policy vis-à-vis Turkey References Index