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EU democracy promotion in the Mediterranean: cooperation against all odds?
Förderung der Demokratie durch die EU im Mittelmeerraum: Kooperation allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
[working paper]
Abstract "Focusing on the Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, this paper investigates in how far the EU has been able to shape its relations with third countries according to its democracy promotion policy. The paper traces the evolution of the EU's provisions for democracy promotion and comp... view more
"Focusing on the Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, this paper investigates in how far the EU has been able to shape its relations with third countries according to its democracy promotion policy. The paper traces the evolution of the EU's provisions for democracy promotion and compares the implementation of political dialogue and democracy assistance with seven (semi-)authoritarian regimes (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia) since the early 1990s. A clear regional trend to more intensive cooperation lends credibility to the claim that the EU possesses a certain agenda setting power in international relations. A systematic comparison across countries and over time explores the explanatory power of interdependence, political liberalisation, and statehood for the remaining country variation. The paper finds that the degree of political liberalisation in target countries is the most important scope condition for cooperation in the field of democracy promotion and points to the need of further investigating (domestic) factors to account for the EU's differential 'normative power' in international relations." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; Mediterranean region; international relations; cooperation; democracy; democratization
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
European Politics
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
Euro-Mediterranean relations; democracy promotion; political Agenda Setting Power
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
31 p.
Series
KFG Working Paper Series, 9
ISSN
1868-7601
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications