The European Neighbourhood Policy and Political Conditionality: Double Standards in EU Democracy Promotion?

Baracani, Elena

doi:10.1057/9780230233911_5

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“…An analysis of ENP participants' democracy and human rights records since they established contractual relations with the EU in the mid-1990s shows that the EU has neither consistently linked its cooperation agreements with the political situation in these countries, nor have these countries liberalized as a result of EU political conditionality (Maier and Schimmelfennig 2007: 45-48). Comparisons of ENP Action Plans confirm the absence of a coherent democracy promotion policy and the overriding importance of the EU's geostrategic and partner countries' political interests (Bosse 2007;Baracani 2009).…”

Section: Democracy Promotion In the Enpmentioning

confidence: 98%

Europeanization beyond Europe

Schimmelfennig¹

2009

Living Rev. Euro. Gov.

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This article reviews the literature on Europeanization beyond the group of EU member, "quasi-member" and applicant states. It uses the analysis of Europeanization in the applicant states for membership as a theoretical starting point to ask if, how and under which conditions we can expect domestic effects of European integration beyond Europe. Focusing on Europeanization effects in the areas of regionalism, democracy and human rights, the article collects findings on the strategies and instruments as well as the impact and effectiveness of the EU. The general conclusion to be drawn from the theoretical as well empirical literature is one of low consistency and impact. How to cite this articleOwing to the fact that a Living Reviews article can evolve over time, we recommend to cite the article as follows:Frank Schimmelfennig, "Europeanization beyond Europe", Living Rev.

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Section: Democracy Promotion In the Enpmentioning

confidence: 98%

Europeanization beyond Europe

Schimmelfennig¹

2009

Living Rev. Euro. Gov.

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“…In addition, the 'essential elements' clause features in most legal agreements between the EU and partner countries in the region. However, comparisons of ENP Action Plans reveal an incoherent democracy promotion policy and the overriding importance of the EU's geostrategic and partner countries' political interests (Baracani, 2009;Bosse, 2007;Del Sarto and Schumacher, 2011;Pace et al, 2009). In a comparative analysis of EU responses to violations of democratic norms in the post-Soviet area, Warkotsch (2006) has shown that although the existence of a democracy clause in EU-third country agreements significantly increased the likelihood of an EU response to anti-democratic policies, it was not significantly correlated with responses that go beyond verbal denunciation.…”

Section: Democracy Promotionmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the fringes of the European peace project: The neighbourhood policy’s functionalist hubris and political myopia

Lavenex

2016

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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The destabilization of Eastern Europe and of the Southern Mediterranean has exposed the limits of the European peace project. Obviously, the European Neighbourhood Policy has not succeeded in boosting peace and prosperity. This article attributes this failure to a combination of functionalist hubris and political myopia that emanates from the European Union's peculiar constitution as a regulatory power with weak political union. While the projection of the European Union's single market acquis has set over-ambitious targets, the needs of the partner countries and the wider geopolitical implications of the Neighbourhood Policy have received little political attention. In sum, the experience at the fringes of the European peace project not only unveils the limits of the European Union as a foreign policy actor, but it also raises more theoretical questions on the notion of 'liberal peace'.

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“…72 At that time, however, the ENP reports mentioned that there were significant shortcomings in the capacity of Morocco to fight terrorism within the limits set by democratic and human rights norms and within the rule of law. 73 Therefore, an important condition that Europeans set for the conclusion of an operational agreement with Morocco was the improvement of human rights and the strengthening of the rule of law in the area of counterterrorism.…”

Section: Political Conditionality and The Morocco-europol Agreementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The counterterrorism agreements of Europol with third countries: Data protection and power asymmetry

Anagnostakis

Kaunert

Ilbiz

2015

Terrorism and Political Violence

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The European Neighbourhood Policy and Political Conditionality: Double Standards in EU Democracy Promotion?

Cited by 14 publications

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Europeanization beyond Europe

Europeanization beyond Europe

On the fringes of the European peace project: The neighbourhood policy’s functionalist hubris and political myopia

The counterterrorism agreements of Europol with third countries: Data protection and power asymmetry

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