Journal Name:
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
This special issue of the journal is composed of the contributions from two
conferences organized by the Department of European Studies, Graduate School of
Social Sciences at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir. The conferences were supported
under the JM Chair in European Economic Integration (07/0013), and were
concluded in cooperation with national NGOs. The conference titled “Trade and
Global Economy: EU and Turkey” on 21
st
April 2010 was in cooperation with
Economic Development Foundation (IKV). Prof. Dr. Haluk Kabaalioğlu, President
of Economic Development Foundation (IKV) and JM Chair in European Law at
Yeditepe University, Prof. Dr. Michael Smith from Loughborough University, UK,
Dr. M. Sait Akman from Marmara University and Turkish Economic Policy
Research Foundation (TEPAV), and Mr. Şahin Yaman, Deputy Director General
for Economic Research and Evaluation, Undersecreteriat of Foreign Trade of
Turkey were the contributors of this conference. Dr.Nevzat Şimsek, Dr.Dilek
Seymen and Prof.Dr. Utku Utkulu were the main contributors from the Department
of Economics at Dokuz Eylul University. The discussion centred on the role of EU
as a global actor, European trade strategy and its impact on Turkish trade policy
under the framework of the Customs Union and the assessment of Turkey’s
Competitiveness in the EU market and the Turkish and EU negotiation positions in
the Doha Round.
The conference on “Europeanisation and the Role of Economic Elites in
Romania, Hungary and Turkey” which took place on 27
th
April 2010 was in
cooperation with Aegean Young Businessmen Association (EGIAD). Prof. Dr.
Nicolae Paun from Babes-Bolyai University and Prof. Dr. Tibor Palankai from
Corvinus University of Budapest, both Jean Monnet professors, contributed to the
conference by sharing the experience of the transition periods of the two EU
members, which were previously under the communist regime. This special issue includes seven papers. The first five papers mainly
discuss the global trade agenda, the transformation of European trade policy from
multilateralism to bilateralism and its impact on Turkey’s trade policy under the
obligations of the Customs Union. The next two papers cover issues related to
Europeanisation and the role of elites in the process, with specific case studies of
Hungary and Romania. Each paper provides significant insight and suggestions for
academics, researchers and policymakers.
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