Against All Odds : Aiding Political Parties in Georgia and Ukraine

Bader, Max

doi:10.5117/9789056296315

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“…The EPP's continuing support for UNM (see e.g. EPP, 2015; has contributed to the survival of an ex-governing party, an extremely rare phenomenon in post-Soviet states where parties usually fizzle out when they lose access to state resources (Bader, 2010). For UNM politicians its survival was a precondition to continue to draw on EPP support and maintain access to EU leaders and policymakers 13 .…”

Section: The Epp As Network Of External Eu Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Europarties in the neighbourhood: how transnational party politics bind Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans to the EU

Chryssogelos

2020

Comp Eur Polit

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Transnational European party federations -'Europarties' -are an overlooked actor of EU external relations despite their strong footprint outside the EU. This article discusses the activities of Europarties as networks of EU external relations closely aligned with the interests and values of EU foreign policy, but conditioned by their character as transnational partisan actors with distinct priorities defined by ideological affinity and political commitments to partner parties. Empirically, the article investigates the activities of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) in Georgia and North Macedonia, demonstrating how Europarties can act as amplifiers of EU influence in Eastern Europe and Western Balkans, but also how their partisan interests often come into tension with EU priorities. The findings carry implications for the theory and practice of EU relations with its neighbourhood at a time when prospects for further enlargement appear significantly weakened.

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Section: The Epp As Network Of External Eu Governancementioning

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Europarties in the neighbourhood: how transnational party politics bind Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans to the EU

Chryssogelos

2020

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“…( Mitchell 2009 , p. 38). Some researchers see it as a clearly populist party, known for being ruled at the almost exclusive discretion of its leader Natelashvili since the beginning of the decade ( Nilsson & Cornell 2008 ;Bader 2010 ;de Waal 2012). The SLP is one of the very few parties that never allied with other blocs ( Machaidze 2012 ).…”

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“…Supporters are not mentioned in this document. 7 The constitution was adopted in1995 and amended in 2004, 2010. Besides, several amendments were passed in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011( Constitution of Georgia , 2017.…”

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Weak membership and personal networks in Georgia

Silagadze¹

2018

Party Members and Their Importance in Non-Eu Countries

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Party politics after the colour revolutions: party institutionalisation and democratisation in Ukraine and Georgia

Mierzejewski-Voznyak

2013

East European Politics

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After 15 years of political stagnation, the colour revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia ushered in hopes of democratic progress. However, the failure of political parties to institutionalise and party systems to facilitate legitimate, political competition has stalled democratisation. Fatherland in Ukraine and United National Movement in Georgia rose to political prominence with democratic promises, but poor party infrastructure, unclear ideological foundations, political agendas driven by personal interest, and lack of reification resulted in weak party institutionalisation. Weak party institutionalisation is mediated by under-/overinstitutionalised party systems which have led to substantial democratic deficits in both countries almost a decade later.

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Against All Odds : Aiding Political Parties in Georgia and Ukraine

Cited by 4 publications

References 52 publications

Europarties in the neighbourhood: how transnational party politics bind Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans to the EU

Europarties in the neighbourhood: how transnational party politics bind Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans to the EU

Weak membership and personal networks in Georgia

Party politics after the colour revolutions: party institutionalisation and democratisation in Ukraine and Georgia

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