Globalization and the European Union: Examination of the European integration in the light of theories of globalization

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Marmara Üniversitesi, Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü, Avrupa Birliği Siyaseti ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı (İngilizce), Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2016

Tezin Dili: İngilizce

Öğrenci: YAHYA ALAMEŞE

Danışman: Armağan Emre Çakır

Özet:

The world has experienced huge, rapid and complex transformation, which is called globalization, since 1940s. The European integration process has emerged and progressed during the same period with globalization as well. The relationship between globalization and the European integration is significant to understand the two processes together with today's and tomorrow's world. Globalization, notably economic globalization, is usually perceived as an exogenous accelerator for the European integration. Although this argument is true to a certain extent, it does not comprise all parts of the reality. The globalization process has social, political, cultural, technological and environmental dimensions and they have affected the European integration as well. On the other hand, the European integration has also certain impacts on the globalization process. Furthermore, European Union claims that European social model provides an alternative form of globalization rather than neoliberal globalization. Consequently, the relationship between the globalization process and European integration process is more complex than it seems and explanations that are more comprehensive are needed in this area.The aim of this thesis is to examine the relationship between the European integration and globalization in the light of globalization theories to provide an alternative perspective to understand the European integration.