Military and democracy in Turkey and Algeria : the success or failure of the EU's Mediterranean policy
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Advisor
Güney, AylinDate
2003Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
This thesis analyzes the relationship between the militaries and
democratization in Algeria and Turkey within the context of the Euro-Mediterranean
Partnership. Turkey and Algeria are the two countries which have a history of
military's involvement in politics and whose armies are in an important position in
terms of their political influence. In the thesis, the military-democracy relationship in
Turkey and Algeria is incorporated into the framework of Euro-Mediterranean
Partnership and the impacts of the Mediterranean policy of the EU over this
relationship are analyzed by dealing with its basic premises, strengths and
weaknesses in terms of promoting the establishment of democratic control over the
militaries in the region.