In the long shadow of Europe

International Relations Studies Series, 3 (International Studies Library, 9)

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 various angles, 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.

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Tormented histories, interwoven identities: National narratives of Self and Others
1. Tormented by history: Greece, Turkey and the territorial imagination, S. Sofos & U. Özkirimli
2. The Lure of Europe: Reconciling the European Other and Turkish/Greek selves, N. Onar
3. History's long shadow: The Lausanne treaty and contemporary Greco-Turkish relations, R. Hirschon
4. Perceptions of conflict: Greeks and Turks in each others' mirrors, H. Millas
5. Genos versus Devlet: Conceptions of citizenship in Greece and Turkey, A. Kadioglu
II. Conflicts and openings: Greece, Turkey and the European Union
6. Fault Lines or Integration: The EU impact on Greek-Turkish relations, G. Aybe
7. Reciprocity as race to the bottom in religious freedom, I. Grigoriadis
8. Towards minority policies beyond reciprocity? The EU, Greece and Turkey, S. Akgönül
9. The Deceiving Shadow of the EU? Cypriot perceptions of the 'The European Solution', J. Ker-Lindsay
10. Europeanization and Nationalism in the Turkish-Greek-Aegean disputes, H. Tzimitras
11. EU, Turkey and Greece: The paradoxes of convergence, N. Kotzias
III. Beyond high politics: Promise and limits of rapprochement
12. Economic cooperation: Guarantor of détente or hostage to politics?, C. Papadopoulos
13. Rapprochement at the grassroots: How far can civil society engagement go?, R. Birden & B. Rumelili
14. Transforming Divides: Commerce, culture and sympathy crossing the Greek Turkish border, E. Myrivili
Index
Author Biographies

About the Editors
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 Colle