Özet:

This article seeks to understand the change in territorial politics in the European Union with a specific reference to a situation in one candidate state, Turkey. The main argument is that the domestic politics matters in order to examine the interplay between central institutions and local or regional administrations. The article claims that a territorial politics is not only mediated by certain national factors such as territorial and constitutional framework as well as historical legacy and political culture but also subnational factors, such as regional distinctiveness, the quality of intergovernmental relations, and pre-existing regional networks. It was argued that while the regional distinctiveness may play a negative role, the quality of intergovernmental relations and the pre-existing regional networks may stimulate the behaviour of local and regional administrations. Overall, the article suggests that in order for a better understanding of a change in territorial politics in candidate states, one should have a close observation on the domestic politics

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