Regional cooperation, external actors and power relationships in Central Asia
Subtitle: the cases of the Asian Development Bank and the EU
By: Elena Kulipanova
Edition: First edition.
Series: Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden -- Bd. 207 = -- Democracy, security, peace -- v. 207; Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden -- Bd. 207.
Publisher: Nomos
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Baden-Baden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9783848702480
Subjects: Economic assistance; International economic relations; Regionale Wirtschaftskooperation; European Economic assistance; Case studies; Asian Development Bank; International relations; Foreign economic relations; Foreign relations
Notes: doctoral Universität, Hamburg 2012

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-319).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Statement of the problem and the research question --; title: The state of research : external influences and domestic change in Central Asia --; title: The theoretical and conceptual foundations of the key arguments --; title: Main contributions to the academic literature --; title: Notes on transliteration and referencing --; title: Overview of the chapters --; title: External promotion of regional cooperation : towards an analytical framework for understanding the impacts and failures of IOs --; title: Regional cooperation : discussing the main concepts --; title: Cooperation --; title: Regional cooperation --; title: "Promoting regional cooperation" : an analytical understanding --; title: Operationalizing the key variables : state interests, policies, capacities --; title: Approaches to understanding the roles and failures of international organizations --; title: IOs as actors in their own right : on the roles and functions of IOs --; title: The mechanisms of impact and the reasons for failures --; title: Conceptualizing the impact of IOs in terms of power : an analytical framework --; title: The concepts of power --; title: Bases and types of power --; title: Methods of exerting influence --; title: Interest and/or behavioral change through a learning process --; title: The power-based explanations of the failures of IOs --; title: Research methodology and data sources --; title: Case studies --; title: Document analysis --; title: Expert interviews --; title: Conclusion --; title: Domestic, regional and international context of Central Asian politics --; title: Political and economic developments in the Central Asian states since 1991 --; title: Political regimes in Central Asia : implications for reforms --; title: Economic developments in Central Asia --; title: Trade and interdependence in Central Asia --; title: Regional cooperation in Central Asia : setting the context --; title: On the nature of bilateral relations in Central Asia --; title: Initiatives for multilateral cooperation in Central Asia --; title: Assessing the role of external actors in Central Asia --; title: Russia --; title: China --; title: United States --; title: Iran, Turkey and Japan --; title: International organizations --; title: Conclusion --; title: International transport in Central Asia : understanding the patterns of (non- )cooperation --; title: Major factors determining the general interests of the Central Asian states --; title: Historical legacy : explaining the patterns of (inter)dependence --; title: Geographical and geo-economic location : the burden and blessing --; title: The state of affairs : transport corridors and transport policies in Central Asia --; title: International transport routes and transit flows through Central Asia --; title: Constraints to international transit : physical and non-physical barriers --; title: Identifying interests and assessing capacities of the individual Central Asian states --; title: From general interests to specific preferences --; title: Assessing the ability to realize the stated objectives --; title: Infrastructure vs. policies? : Implications for regional cooperation --; title: Conclusion --; title: International trade in Central Asia : on trade facilitation and the patterns of (non- )cooperation --; title: Cross-border trade policies: the major influence of IOs on agenda-setting --; title: The current trade environment in Central Asia --; title: The concept of trade facilitation as a solution to cross-border trade barriers --; title: Identifying cross-border trade interests : trade facilitation vs. status quo --; title: The stated objectives of the individual Central Asian states --; title: Assessing capacities for trade facilitation --; title: Policy choices of the Central Asian states : implications for regional cooperation --; title: Conclusion --; title: Promoting regional cooperation in Central Asia : the ADB case study --; title: Assessing the ADB's potential to exert influence in Central Asia --; title: General capabilities of the ADB --; title: Assessing the extent of ADB resources --; title: The extent of ADB engagement in Central Asia --; title: Level of lending to the individual Central Asian states --; title: The genesis and evolution of the ADB's regional cooperation policies --; title: Conceptual idea behind the promotion of regional cooperation --; title: Definitions and approaches to regional cooperation --; title: The roles, funetions and instruments of ADB --; title: The regional cooperation policies of the ADB in Central Asia --; title: Promoting cooperation in transport and trade facilitation : the CAREC program --; title: Regionalizing strategy 1 : providing an arena for regional politics --; title: Regionalizing strategy 2 : supporting regional projects --; title: The mechanisms of exerting influence in Central Asia --; title: The mechanism of persuasion --; title: Conditionality of country and regional projects --; title: Conclusion --; title: Promoting regional cooperation in Central Asia : the EU case study --; title: Assessing the EU's potential to exert influence --; title: The general capabilities of the EU : on the EU foreign policy --; title: Defining resources at the EU's disposal --; title: The extent of the EU engagement in Central Asia --; title: EU relations with the individual Central Asian states --; title: The genesis and evolution of EU regional cooperation policies --; title: Conceptual idea behind the promotion of regional cooperation --; title: Definitions and approaches to regional cooperation --; title: The roles, functions and instruments of the EU --; title: The regional cooperation policies of the EU in Central Asia --; title: The two regionalizing strategies of the EU --; title: Promoting cooperation in transport : the TRACECA program --; title: Promoting cooperation in border management and trade facilitation : the BOMCA progrma --; title: The mechanisms of exerting influence in Central Asia --; title: The mechanism of persuasion --; title: The mechanism of conditionality --; title: Conclusion --; title: Conclusion --; title: Rethinking regional cooperation in Central Asia --; title: Understanding the failures of the ADB and the EU : a comparative analysis --; title: Failures due to the lack of a power base? --; title: Failures with respect to the mechanisms of exerting influence --; title: Failures related to the discrepancy in the logics of behavior --; title: The findings beyond the analytical framework ---- Appendix 1 : maps of Central Asian road and rail routes-- Appendix 2 : selected documents on transport issues in Central Asia, 2010-- Interview list 1-- Interview list 2-- Bibliography.