The European Union has developed a range of instruments to promote democracy and human rights worldwide. However, the success of its democratization efforts remains questionable in countries that lack an EU membership perspective. The case of post-soviet Central Asia, where the EU declares democracy promotion among its key priorities yet is confronted with unfavorable domestic conditions for democratization and often fails to follow through, is an eye-opening example. Vera Axyonova's study offers the first comprehensive evaluation of the micro-level effects of the EU engagement in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and examines the factors that have made the EU efforts more or less successful in Central Asia.
Price: $39.00
Pages: 220
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Imprint: Ibidem Press
Publication Date:
07 October 2014
Trim Size: 8.27 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783838206943
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian
An insightful and refreshing analysis of the European democratization strategy in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. A must-read for all those interested in understanding the very limited success of EU democratization tools in Central Asia and the challenges that European institutions face in their promotion of a value-based agenda.
Vera Axyonova is a Marie Curie REWIRE fellow at Universität Wien and principal investigator of the project »Expert Knowledge in Times of Crisis«. Previously, she worked in research, science management and policy consulting. She is co-founder of the ECPR Research Network on Statehood, Sovereignty and Conflict. Her research interests include expert knowledge production, international conflict management and norm transfer as well as the role of civil society actors in policy processes, focusing mainly on the post-Soviet space.
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. European Union as an External Democracy Promoter: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations
3. Evaluation of EU Democracy Promotion: A Framework for Analysis
4. The EU Sanctions Against Uzbekistan
5. Structured Human Rights Dialogues
6. The Institution Building and Partnership Programme and the
7. Conclusion
References
Annex I: List of Expert Interviews
Annex II: IBPP Projects implemented in Kyrgyzstan in 2002–2009
Annex III: IBPP Projects implemented in Uzbekistan in 2003–2010
Annex IV: EIDHR Regional Projects implemented in Central Asia in 2003-2010
Annex V: EIDHR Macro- and Micro-Projects (CBSS) implemented in Kyrgyzstan in 2004-2010
