The Cohesiveness and voting alliance of the political groups in the European Parliament on Turkey: 1980-1996

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2006
Yücel, Umut
This thesis analyzes the cohesiveness, and voting likeliness of the political groups in the European Parliament on Turkey between 1980-1996. The thesis consists of two main parts: in the first part the structure, and historical evoluation of the European Parliament has been analyzed. In the second part, the changes in Turkish politics between 1980-96, and the cohesiveness, and voting alliances of the political groups have been analyzed by using roll call vote data.

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U. Yücel, “The Cohesiveness and voting alliance of the political groups in the European Parliament on Turkey: 1980-1996,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.