The boundaries of EU enlargement : finding a place for neighbours / edited by Joan DeBardeleben.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeBardeleben, Joan.

Series:

Studies in central and eastern Europe

Studies in Central and Eastern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Europe, Central.

European Union.

European Union--Europe, Eastern.

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

Europe--Politics and government--1989-.

Politics and government.

Eastern Europe.

Central Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 283 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2008]

Summary:

The 2004 and 2007 enlargements pushed the EU's external border further east as well as closer to unstable areas in the western Balkans. With future enlargements unlikely in the short-term, the EU faces new challenges in securing stable relationships with these neighbouring countries, while not fostering false hopes of early accession. The Boundaries of EU Enlargement examines approaches such as the European Neighbourhood Policy, the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, and the 'strategic partnership' with Russia as tools in this process. While the extension of European values and the application of conditionality continue to be important components of EU policies in dealing with these countries, the credibility and effectiveness of these approaches has declined, particularly in the relationship with Russia. Authors explore the dynamics underlying Russia's new self-assertion in relation to the EU and the West, as well as the impact of the 'Russian factor' on the EU's relations with other neighbours such as Ukraine and Moldova.

Contents:

Part I EU Enlargement and the New Neighbours

1 The New Neighbours of the European Union: The Compelling Logic of Enlargement? / Tom Casier 19

2 The European Neighbourhood Policy and Why the Northern Dimension Matters / Christopher S. Browning, Pertti Joenniemi 33

Part II The EU and Russia

3 The EU's Policy toward Russia: Extending Governance Beyond Borders? / Stefan Ganzle 53

4 Public Attitudes toward EU-Russian Relations: Knowledge, Values, and Interests / Joan DeBardeleben 70

5 Regulatory Convergence and Global Partnership: Another Phase in EU-Russian Relations / Helena Rytovuori-Apunen 92

6 Russia and the New Europe: Strategies for an Evolving Relationship / Norma C. Noonan 111

Part III The EU, Ukraine and Moldova

7 Ukraine and the European Neighbourhood Policy / Charles C. Pentland 129

8 Security Concerns in the EU Neighbourhood: The Effects of EU Immigration and Asylum Policy for Ukraine / Lyubov Zhyznomirska 147

9 The Bologna Process: Exploring Mechanisms of European Enlargement in Ukraine / Tetyana Koshmanova 165

10 Whither Moldova: East or West? / Robert Weiner 182

Part IV The EU and South East Europe

11 The Europeanization of 'Defective Democracies' in the Western Balkans: Pre-accession Challenges to Democratic Consolidation / Lenard J. Cohen 205

12 The EU in South East Europe: Peace Consolidation and Differentiation / Annegret Bendiek 222

13 From Petersberg to Pristina: ESDP Operations in South East Europe / Charles C. Pentland 238.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.

ISBN:

023052124X

9780230521247

OCLC:

184925110