The European Union’s Democratization Policy for Central Asia

Failed in Success or Succeeded in Failure?
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-3-8382-0694-3
Verlag: ibidem

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 220 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: An Interdisciplinary Series of the Centre for Intercultural and European Studies

The European Union has developed a range of instruments to promote democracy and human rights worldwide. However, the success of its democratization efforts remains questionable in countries that lack an EU membership perspective. The case of post-soviet Central Asia, where the EU declares democracy promotion among its key priorities yet is confronted with unfavorable domestic conditions for democratization and often fails to follow through, is an eye-opening example. Vera Axyonova's study offers the first comprehensive evaluation of the micro-level effects of the EU engagement in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and examines the factors that have made the EU efforts more or less successful in Central Asia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Axyonova, Vera

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. European Union as an External Democracy Promoter: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations
3. Evaluation of EU Democracy Promotion: A Framework for Analysis
4. The EU Sanctions Against Uzbekistan
5. Structured Human Rights Dialogues
6. The Institution Building and Partnership Programme and the
7. Conclusion
References
Annex I: List of Expert Interviews
Annex II: IBPP Projects implemented in Kyrgyzstan in 2002–2009
Annex III: IBPP Projects implemented in Uzbekistan in 2003–2010
Annex IV: EIDHR Regional Projects implemented in Central Asia in 2003-2010
Annex V: EIDHR Macro- and Micro-Projects (CBSS) implemented in Kyrgyzstan in 2004-2010

Über Autor(innen)

Vera Axyonova is a researcher at the Centre for Intercultural and European Studies, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Gemany, and an associate researcher with the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE) in Madrid, Spain.