European Identity and Turkish Westernization

Course content

The issues of European culture and identity gained a certain prominence in the contemporary stage of the process of European integration. This course, firstly, aims to introduce the prevailing initiatives and images of European identity within Western Europe. Secondly, the emerging patterns of politico-cultural differentiation within the European geography are going to be evaluated in relation to the ongoing relations between EU and Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Lastly, the repercussions of these tendencies for the Turkish experience of modernization will be discussed.