The Eastern Partnership as a Contested Neighbourhood: The Role of External Actors – The EU and Russia
Journal: Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
Year: 2021

Contestation remains a signifi cant factor in the EU neighbourhood. The aim of this article is to elaborate on the role of external actors – namely the European Union and the Russian Federation – in managing local and regional contestation. The latter is defined as incompatibilities between two or more competing views about how political, economic, social, and territorial order should be established and/or sustained. Competing interests between the EU and Russia concern many issues; the model of