Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International RelationsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)2745110.22363/2313-0660-2021-21-3-571-582BILATERIAL RELATIONSДВУСТОРОННИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ双方关系Research ArticleAdmission of Turkey into the European Union: “Does Religion Matter?”Вступление Турции в Европейский союз: «Имеет ли религия значение?»https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5094-3590AryalSaroj KumarАрьялСародж Кумар

PhD Researcher, Doctoral School of Social Science

аспирант Школы социальных наук

sk.aryal@uw.edu.plhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8542-4851NairAdithyanНаирАдитьян

Graduate Student

магистрант

a.nair2@student.uw.edu.plhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1471-5763BhattaraiGauravБхаттараиГаурав

Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations and Diplomacy

доцент кафедры международных отношений и дипломатии

gaurav.bhattarai@dird.tu.edu.npUniversity of WarsawВаршавский университетTribhuwan UniversityУниверситет Трибхуван20092021213Mediterranean Sea Basin – New Regional Security Complex?Бассейн Средиземного моря – новый региональный комплекс безопасности?57158220092021Copyright ©; 2021, Aryal S.K., Nair A., Bhattarai G.Copyright ©; 2021, Арьял С.К., Наир А., Бхаттараи Г.2021Aryal S.K., Nair A., Bhattarai G.Арьял С.К., Наир А., Бхаттараи Г.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/27451

With the rising fear of Islamisation in Europe and increasing Islamist sentiment in Turkey, the issue of religion in the context of integration of Turkey into the European Union remains relevant. After a long-lasted wait and continuous negotiations, Turkey seems to be moving further away from getting accepted in the EU. The research focuses on the religious factor in this unrelenting friction between the two regions / entities and answers the question as to why the EU and Turkey should consider religion as one of the variables in the European integration. The analysis is done with the use of primary and secondary sources with special focus on Samuel Huntington’s realism-inspired work ‘Clash of the Civilization.’ Turkish sources were used for better understanding the dynamics of Turkey. In terms of methodological approach the research is done with using the content analysis and contemporary observation of socio-political scenario and behavioral changes that the EU and Turkey going through. The authors conclude that there is no proper mechanism to consider religion as a variable, but psychologically it is still playing a major role in both the EU and Turkey. The authors believe that the EU and Turkey should discuss the religious dimension of integration while talking other dynamics.

На фоне растущего страха Европы перед исламизацией и обострения исламистских настроений в Турции религия по-прежнему представляет собой важнейший фактор в контексте интеграции Анкары в Европейский союз (ЕС). После длительного ожидания и непрерывных переговоров Турция все больше отдаляется от перспективы быть принятой в ряды ЕС. Выявляется роль религии в неослабевающих трениях между двумя регионами / субъектами и обосновывается тезис, что религию следует рассматривать в качестве одной из переменных европейской интеграции. Анализ опирается на первичные и вторичные источники с обращением к реалистско-ориентированному «Столкновению цивилизаций» Сэмюэля Хантингтона. Для лучшего понимания динамики политических процессов в Турции использовались турецкие источники. С точки зрения методологического подхода исследование проводилось посредством контент-анализа и наблюдения за социально-политическими сценариями и поведенческими изменениями ЕС и Турции. В заключении сделан вывод, что надлежащий механизм для рассмотрения религии в качестве переменной отсутствует. Вместе с тем религия по-прежнему играет важную психологическую роль как в ЕС, так и в Турции. Выдвинута рекомендация по проработке Брюсселем и Анкарой религиозного измерения интеграции в контексте общей интеграционной динамики.

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