Brusselss idea of a wider Europe implies that Europeanisation is not limited to EU member states. The EU can, so it claims, also exert impact beyond its borders. One of the channels of external EU influence is cooperation between Europarties and parties outside the Union. Through mutual visits and joint activities, non-EU parties become internationally socialised, i.e., are exposed to the Europarties norms as well as values, and experience the rules as well as practices that shape European party-building. What are the incentives for Europarties and non-EU parties to cooperate with each other?...
Brusselss idea of a wider Europe implies that Europeanisation is not limited to EU member states. The EU can, so it claims, also exert impact beyond i...
Ukraines 20132014 Revolution of Dignity also became known as The Euromaidan, which literally means European Square and refers to the countrys Association Agreement with the European Union. Viktor Yanukovychs postponement of the signing of this large treaty preparing Ukraine for a future EU membership application triggered the initial protests leading to the upheaval. Since then, much of Western attention to Ukrainian domestic affairs has focused on reform policies and political conflicts related to the countrys Europeanization, i.e. its adoption of EU standards and legislation. In contrast, a...
Ukraines 20132014 Revolution of Dignity also became known as The Euromaidan, which literally means European Square and refers to the countrys Associat...
According to general Realist premises, after the end of the Cold War, the United States took an interest in remaining the only super power. Accordingly, it was attempting to maintain and manage unipolarity. The pursuit of this Grand Strategy, however, required the U.S. to adapt its various strategies to the various receiving states. Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus played very unalike roles in that configuration: Whilst Poland was labeled Americas best friend by President George W. Bush, Belarus was not seeking alignment with the U.S., whereas Ukraine-U.S. relations were subject to many ups and...
According to general Realist premises, after the end of the Cold War, the United States took an interest in remaining the only super power. Accordingl...
Was âKommunismusâ bedeutet, müsste ein Westeuropäer eigentlich ganz genau wissen, denn er ist in einem gewissen Sinne die letzte Frucht seiner eigenen geschichtlichen Entwicklung. Freilich kennt ein Westeuropäer, zu seinem Glücke, den Kommunismus nur als eine Idee oder ein Zukunftsideal, wogegen es Russland vorbehalten wurde, ihn als eine verwirklichte Gesellschaftsordnung kennen zu lernen⦠Es wurde ein ungeheures, vorher kaum denkbares experimentum in corpore vili verwirklicht. Einer der mächtigsten Staaten Europas wurde dazu als Versuchsfeld benutzt⦠(Alle) Grundlagen...
Was âKommunismusâ bedeutet, müsste ein Westeuropäer eigentlich ganz genau wissen, denn er ist in einem gewissen Sinne die letzte Frucht seiner...
