Still a Normative Power Europe?: The European Union’s promotion of European norms in Ukraine
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2017

Ukraine experienced two great events of change in 2013-2014: the Euromaidan revolution and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Throughout this time, the European Union sought a deeper association with Ukraine built on the fundamental European principles of democracy, rule of law, social justice and human rights. The purpose of this thesis is twofold. Firstly, it will examine the continuity and change in the EU’s policies towards Ukraine before and after the Ukrainian great events of change. Second