European Union and Turkish Footwear Industry: A Case of Top-Down Europeanization?

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: A+, Middle east technical university (International Relations), course: International Relations, language: English, abstract: In this research, European footwear industry and its interaction to Turkish footwear industry will be analyzed in the context of Turkey-EU relations. Main target is to frame the impacts of relevant policies implemented to Turkey in its accession process to the European Union and assess the possible outcomes by seeking an answer to the question whether if the legal framework of this industry is being shaped from a top-down approach under the EU directives.