The Voting Behavior of the European Parliament Members on Turkish Accession: A Quantitative Analysis of a Special Status Amendment Vote on Turkey

By quantitatively analyzing how Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on an amendment that proposed a special status for Turkey, this article aims to shed some light on the voting patterns of MEPs on the question of Turkish accession to the European Union. The article finds that although m...

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Published in:Turkish studies 2013-09, Vol.14 (3), p.564-580
Main Author: Yuvaci, Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accession
Attitudes
Constitutional Amendments
EU enlargement
Europe
European Parliament
European Union
Europeanization
Legislative Bodies
Political parties
Turkey
Voting
Voting Behavior
Voting behaviour
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Summary:By quantitatively analyzing how Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on an amendment that proposed a special status for Turkey, this article aims to shed some light on the voting patterns of MEPs on the question of Turkish accession to the European Union. The article finds that although member-state and European party group affiliations were related to MEPs' voting behavior on Turkey, MEPs' national party preferences were the strongest predictor of the vote. In addition, the study shows that the GDP per capita and public opinion were also highly correlated with MEPs' voting attitudes toward Turkish accession.
ISSN:1468-3849
1743-9663
DOI:10.1080/14683849.2013.832042