Demokrasinin Güçlenmesi-Sivil Toplum Tartışmalarında Bir Dış Aktör Olarak Avrupa Birliği
ANKARA AVRUPA CALISMALARI DERGISI-ANKARA REVIEW OF EUROPEAN STUDIES, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.33-61, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.1501/avraras_0000000241
- Dergi Adı: ANKARA AVRUPA CALISMALARI DERGISI-ANKARA REVIEW OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-61
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Civil society, democratic consolidation, European Union
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
One of the actors contributing to democratic consolidation process is civil society. While democratic consolidation process is sustained by domestic dynamics, they can be promoted by the influence of foreign dynamics. In this paper, the case of the European Union as a foreign actor which contributes to civil society and democratic consolidation processes in member and candidate countries is analyzed. In order to research the contribution of civil society to democratic consolidation, four criteria are determined: Intra-organizational democracy and protection of democratic values, raising public consciousness, mediation between state and society, protection of the rights of underrepresented groups. Within the framework of these four criteria, it is researched how the European Union contributes to democratic consolidation processes through civil society, and it is argued which issues are neglected for what reasons by the Union.