The European Union’s Normative Power in Central Asia [electronic resource] : Promoting Values and Defending Interests /
Voloshin, G.author.
The normative power of the European Union has historically been a key element of its foreign policy. This study considers the EU's Central Asia policy, questioning whether the EU's normative power can work in this remote region.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; About the Author; Introduction; 1 A Time to Gather Stones Together: The EU's Normative Engagement with Central Asia in 1991-2007; 1 Democracy and human rights or why the end of history has never happened; 2 Technical assistance: a life boat amid troubled waters; 3 Reaching beyond the borders: trade and economic co-operation; 2 The EU'S 2007 Strategy for Central Asia: Promoting Values and Defending Interests; 1 Democracy and human rights: back to the basics?
2 Energy and pipelines, or when geopolitics becomes a trump card3 Security and stability: reconciling values with interests; Conclusion; Annexes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The normative power of the European Union has historically been a key element of its foreign policy. This study considers the EU's Central Asia policy, questioning whether the EU's normative power can work in this remote region.
European Union.
Political sociology.
Asia—Politics and government.
International relations.
Diplomacy.
Globalization.
European Union Politics.
Political Sociology.
Asian Politics.
International Relations.
Diplomacy.
Globalization.