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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"European Union -- Membership"”.
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The ‘rule of the recognised helm’: How does European Union membership impact upon UK Parliamentary sovereignty?
This study examines the way in which European Union (EU) membership has impacted upon historically precedented understandings of UK parliamentary sovereignty. The position adopted is critical of other approaches within a neo-Diceyan, popular sovereigntist and common law paradigm which have accorded …
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Negotiating Modernity: Early Childhood Education *Policy Development in Turkey in the Context of Seeking European Union Membership---a Case Study of the General Directorate of Preschool Education
As an instrumental case study, this study's focus is the General Directorate of Preschool Education in Ankara. The data were collected through multiple methods including interviews, document analysis, and observations in the actual context of the office. The use of multiple methods aided …
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Turkey and the European Union: Creating Domestic Norms through International Socialization
… is the most controversial candidate state for European Union membership to date. Not only does Turkey face obstacles with the technical aspects of the enlargement process such as changes in domestic policies, the legal system, and economy, but the proposed accession of Turkey to the European …
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Regional Variations in Polish Peasant Farm Efficiency: Composed Error, Spatial Econometric and Spatial Interaction Techniques
… the policy implications for Poland's impending European Union membership.
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The determinants of foreign direct investment in Turkey: an empirical analysis
… on FDI in Turkey. In addition, the prospect of European Union membership, government stability, infrastructure, bilateral exchange rate, exchange rate volatility and openness to trade play an important role in determining the amount of FDI in Turkey. Moreover, this study finds that high relative …
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The Political Impact of the Rising Salafi-Wahhabi Influence in Bosnia-Herzegovina
… the sovereignty of BiH and possibly impede its European Union membership bid. As a result of this rising Wahhabi influence in several facets of Bosnian society, the aggregate level of Islamism in the country is also likely increasing.
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Czech-German Sudeten relations: reconciliation process between two nations
… of Czech and German nations within the Central European region since the thirteenth century and shows some important events of their common history. The thesis discusses the problem of nationalism, which started to increase from the beginning of the nineteenth century, and became a widespread …
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Coming in From the Cold: Integration into the European Union and Public Opinion on Democracy and the Market Economy in Central and Eastern Europe.
… toward Western Europe in general and the European Union in particular has been generally overlooked. This dissertation examines public opinion on the political and economic transformations within the framework of the direction of the international reorientations of the countries. The …
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An investigation into contemporary art on the islands of Malta.
… and private bodies, writers, historians and European Union and other national reports. A participant observer role was adopted that included a practice based position assessing the exhibition process and evaluating insights about the local art infrastructure. Statistical and other data were …
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The new Spanish accounting regulatory framework: a case study of accounting regulation change in a European economy in transition
… the issues faced by accounting systems in European economies in transition. Many Eastern European countries undergoing an economic transition have applied for European Union membership. The emergence of new accounting systems in these economies will be strongly influenced by the obligation …
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INNOVATION IN POLICING REGARDING EU MEMBERSHIP IN TURKEY: POLICE OFFICERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY POLICING
ABSTRACT Innovations in Policing regarding EU Membership in Turkey: Police Officers’ Perceptions of Community Policing by Murat Aksoy The Turkish National Police (TNP) has been undergoing continuous reform and reorganization for over a decade, with many new departments and training facilities being …
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Conditionalizing Conduct: Political Economy and the Limits to Governance in European Union Enlargement
This dissertation argues that European Union membership conditionality operates as a modality of political-economic governance directed at securing the conditions of possibility for a harmoniously functioning political economy of Europe. I argue that conditionality can best be understood not as a …
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Alternattiva Demokratika and EU membership
… and how it was subsequently affected by EU membership. The information about AD found in this dissertation was mostly gathered through elite interviews and archival sources, since little information exists about this particular area of research. However, this was also one of the reasons for …
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The candidate countries and institutional reform of the European Union
… countries that are currently negotiating the membership in the European Union do not differ among themselves substantially in their aspirations. The EU constitutes a zone of prosperity, stability and security in Europe and to belong there is for each of them a vital interest of high priority. …
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Civic Culture: Scotland's Struggle for its Political Interests
… in order to maintain its interests with the European Union. And, while political cultures are subject to rapid change, the current state of Scottish culture reflects a civic manifestation.