Abstract

European integration is a process which attends theoretical studies and arguments. There is not a single theory which is able to provide an exhaustive explanation of European integration.Integration theories are able to explain merely a part or a period of European integration. The study reduces this implication to the potential of integration theories to interpret the European Union enlargement. As a consequence, it is claimed that integration theories are not able to explain enlargement properly. In this article, it is argued whether the integration theories are special reference points for interpretation of the European Union’s enlargement waves and their deficiencies within the context of this situation

Keywords

• European Union
• enlargement
• integration theories
• rationalism
• constructivism

Siyasal Bütünleşme Kuramları Işığında AB Genişlemesi

Öz

Avrupa bütünleşmesi, beraberinde kuramsal çalışmaları ve tartışmaları getiren bir sürece karşılık gelmektedir. Avrupa bütünleşmesine geniş kapsamlı bir açıklama getirebilecek tek bir kuram yoktur. Her bir kuram bütünleşmenin sadece bir kısmını ya da dönemini açıklayabilmektedir. Çalışma, bu çıkarımı bütünleşme kuramlarının Avrupa Birliği’nin genişlemesini açıklama potansiyeline indirgemektedir. Sonuç olarak da bütünleşme kuramlarının genişlemeyi tam olarak açıklayamadığı öne sürülmektedir. Bu çalışmada, bütünleşme kuramlarının, Avrupa Birliği’nin genişleme dalgaları incelenirken atıfta bulunulabilecek referans noktaları olup olmadığı ve bu bağlam çerçevesindeki eksiklikleri tartışılmaktadır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Avrupa Birliği
• genişleme
• bütünleşme kuramları
• rasyonalizm
• inşacılık

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