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The European Union’s Democracy Promotion in Central Asia : A Study of Political Interests, Influence, and Development in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2007–2013.

Sharshenova, Aijan.

The European Union’s Democracy Promotion in Central Asia : A Study of Political Interests, Influence, and Development in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2007–2013. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (297 pages) - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society ; v.180 . - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society .

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- About this Book -- Case Studies -- On Data Collection -- Book Structure -- External Democracy Promotion: Promoters and Targets -- Democracy and Democracy Promotion: Theory and Practice -- European Union as a Democracy Promoter -- Central Asia as a Democracy Promotion Target -- Local Context in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- General Overview -- Transition and Democracy -- Regime Stability -- Economic Development -- EU Democracy Promotion in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- EU Actors and their Interests in Central Asia -- Legal and Normative Framework of EU Democracy Promotion -- Implementation in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Evaluation of the EU Democracy Promotion in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Evaluation of the Strategic Calculation Mechanism -- Evaluation of the Normative Suasion Mechanism -- Evaluation of the Democratic Empowerment Mechanism -- Evaluation of the Democratisation Progress in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Factors Impeding EU Democracy Promotion in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- EU Factors -- Local Factors -- Regional Factors -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix I: List of Interviews -- Appendix II: ISAF Troop Contributing Nations.

9783838271514


Democratization-Government policy-European Union countries.
Democratization-Kazakhstan.
Democratization-Kyrgyzstan.
European Union countries-Foreign relations.


Electronic books.

JQ1809.A15 .S537 2018

303.484094

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