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Title: Eurozone Crisis as Democratic Deficit: Expert Opinions on Austerity measures in Ireland and Cyprus
Authors: Numan, Berna
Avcıoğlu, Şeniz
Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Political Science and International Relations
Keywords: International Relations
Economic Conditions - Financial crisis - Cyprus
Economic Conditions - Financial crisis - Ireland
Financial crises - European Union countries - Monetary policy
Austerity
Euro-zone Crisis
Elite interviews
European Integration
Financial crises- Europe - International finance
Issue Date: Jan-2014
Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ)
Citation: Avcıoğlu, Şeniz. (2014). Eurozone Crisis as Democratic Deficit: Expert Opinions on Austerity measures in Ireland and Cyprus. Thesis (M.A.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of International Relations, Famagusta: North Cyprus.
Abstract: This thesis investigates Eurozone crisis as an exemplary case of politicization of European Integration in a qualitative empirical study, by looking at the decision making processes leading to Cyprus‟ and Ireland‟s choice of austerity measures. . In doing that the thesis firstly conceptualizes austerity measures proposed during the Eurozone crises and provides a typology of the measures highlighted by the Eurogroup and the decision makers at the member state level. There is a huge debate on the drawbacks of the austerity policy; however the troubled countries are still applying the austerity program presented by the Troika. This thesis demonstrates that the Eurozone crisis provide further evidence of the politicization of the EU by applying process tracing and elite interviews technique as the chosen method for the thesis. Therefore, the acquired expert opinions on the subject in Ireland and Cyprus serve as the primary data of the thesis. Theories of the European Integration are reviewed in order to provide a theoretical framework for the thesis and to indicate the hypotheses derived from post-functionalism and liberal-intergovernmentalism theories. In light of the data collected it emerged that the Eurozone crises and its management in Ireland and Cyprus illustrate that the European Integration is politicized and there is a democratic deficit in the European Union since citizen involvement and negative public opinion were disregarded by decision makers. Key Words: Austerity, Euro-zone Crisis, Elite interviews, European Integration
ÖZ: Bu tez niteliksel ampirik bir çalışma ile Euro Bölgesi krizini, Avrupa bütünleşmesinin siyasallaştığını ıspatlayan örnek bir vaka olarak incelemektedir. Kıbrıs ve İrlanda'nın kemer sıkma tedbirleri ile ilgili yaptıkları seçimleri, karar alma mekanizmalarının işleyişi açısından inceleyerek; kamu oyu ve Avrupa Birliği üyesi ülkelerin vatandaşlarının karar alma süreçlerine katılımına imkan verilmeyişini Avrupa Birliği‟ndeki Demokratik Açık ile ilgili önemli bir gösterge olarak saptamaktadır. Tez ilk aşamada, kemer sıkma politikalarını kavramsal açıdan inceleyip, Avrupa bütünleşmesi kuramlarından hipotezler çıkarsamıştır. Kuram güdümlü bu hipotezler, „süreç izleme‟ (process tracing) ve uzmanlarla yapılan mülakatların sonucunda toplanan birincil verilerin ışığında test edilmiştir. Yapılan araştırma İrlanda ve Kıbrıs'ta Euro bölgesi krizinin Avrupa Entegrasyonu açısından politize olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca vatandaş katılımı ve olumsuz kamuoyu karar vericiler tarafından gözardı edilmiştir. Bu, Avrupa Birliği'nde bir demokrasi açığı olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır . Anahtar Kelimeler: Kemer sıkma politikaları , Euro - bölgesi Krizi , Avrupa Entegrasyonu
Description: Master of Arts in International Relations. Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dept. of International Relations, 2014. Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Berna Numan.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11129/3197
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