This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the Mediterranean, addressing theoretical debates over the international dimensions of political change and the EU's characteristics as an international actor. The factors driving and inhibiting European democracy promotion policies are explored, and the EU's distinctive "bottom-up" approach to political change is outlined. The book notes an evolution in European policies, while arguing that the EU has failed to develop a fully comprehensive and coherent democracy promotion strategy.
This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the Mediterranean, addressing theoretical debates ove...
This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the Mediterranean, addressing theoretical debates over the international dimensions of political change and the EU's characteristics as an international actor. The factors driving and inhibiting European democracy promotion policies are explored, and the EU's distinctive "bottom-up" approach to political change is outlined. The book notes an evolution in European policies, while arguing that the EU has failed to develop a fully comprehensive and coherent democracy promotion strategy.
This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East Asia and the Mediterranean, addressing theoretical debates ove...
This book adds to debates over the international dimensions of democratic change by studying the policies and actions of three sets of Western actors: namely, governments, multinational companies, and international NGOs. This actor-based triangular approach responds to observations that the strategic, economic, and social aspects of international democracy have rarely been studied in a combined, holistic fashion. During the 1990s, Western governments, multinational companies, and civil society organizations all came to engage more notably in debates over democratic trends. But were they...
This book adds to debates over the international dimensions of democratic change by studying the policies and actions of three sets of Western actors:...
This work assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, both within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges facing the country at the beginning of the 21st century.
This work assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, both within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges ...
This work assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, both within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges facing the country at the beginning of the 21st century."
This work assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, both within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges ...
Richard Youngs argues that in a range of policy areas - trade, multilateral diplomacy, security, development cooperation, democracy and human rights, energy security - the EU appears to be in retreat from liberal internationalism.
Richard Youngs argues that in a range of policy areas - trade, multilateral diplomacy, security, development cooperation, democracy and human rights, ...
The European Union has made firm commitments to democratic reforms and human rights initiatives around the world. This volume examines and evaluates the efficacy of these efforts.
Individual case studies review the background and discuss the current state of initiatives in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Ukraine, Central Asia, Morocco, Iraq and the Persian Gulf, and Nigeria. The contributors identify lessons from each instance and offer concrete policy recommendations for strengthening the EU's efforts to promote democracy. Together, these assessments show that EU member states are...
The European Union has made firm commitments to democratic reforms and human rights initiatives around the world. This volume examines and evaluate...
The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades. And the crisis does not stop at Europe's edge. It threatens to undercut the EU's ambitions to develop a coherent and active foreign policy, but it is also forcing European states to reevaluate their approach to security and defense.
Richard Youngs examines the legacy of the crisis and what it will mean for the EU's international role. The fallout undermines the EU's foreign policy capacity and tarnishes its normative brand, compelling some member states to focus on realpolitik and their own national-level...
The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades. And the crisis does not stop at Europe's edge. It threatens to underc...
It is now commonly asserted that climate change will fundamentally change international relations. It has been predicted that global warming will increase conflict within and between states, intensify food insecurity, menace the global trading system and unleash waves of migration. As a result governments are beginning to incorporate these warnings into their foreign policy initiatives. The appropriateness of their incipient responses needs to be examined in finer detail.
This book looks at the impact of climate change on European Union (EU) security policy. It explores how governments...
It is now commonly asserted that climate change will fundamentally change international relations. It has been predicted that global warming will i...
This book examines the European Union's response to the Arab spring, from late 2010 to the beginning of 2014. It investigates how far the EU changed its policies towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the aftermath of the Arab spring, and what impact European policies had in either helping or hindering democratization reforms during this period. It also explores what impact the Arab spring had on European security and economic interests. Analytically, the book unpacks the factors that best explain EU policy choices in the Middle East since 2010. It highlights how the...
This book examines the European Union's response to the Arab spring, from late 2010 to the beginning of 2014. It investigates how far the EU changed i...
