Of power and powerlessness: The EU and its neighbours

EU's policies towards neighbouring countries and subregions are often blamed for their ineffectiveness. This article explores the sources and dynamics of the Union's leverage. Surveying the literature on eastern enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy, it draws on IR conceptual a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Comparative European politics (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) Basingstoke, England), 2011-09, Vol.9 (4-5), p.414-431
1. Verfasser:	Bechev, Dimitar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Authoritarianism Balkan States Common Security and Defence Policy Comparative Politics Cooperation Councils Eastern Europe EU enlargement Europe European Politics European Union Foreign policy Gatekeeping Interaction International Relations Local elections Membership Minority & ethnic violence Neighborhoods Neighbouring relationships Original Article Policy analysis Political Science Political Science and International Relations Political Science and International Studies Politics Postcommunist Societies Power Power relations Public Finance Regional politics Regional security Unions
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Zusammenfassung:	EU's policies towards neighbouring countries and subregions are often blamed for their ineffectiveness. This article explores the sources and dynamics of the Union's leverage. Surveying the literature on eastern enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy, it draws on IR conceptual apparatus to distinguish two modes of interaction between the EU and its neighbours – gatekeeping and power projection. Its core claim is that the former mode is central to the Union's influence in ‘near abroads’, including parts of the former Soviet Union and the Western Balkans.
ISSN:	1472-4790 1740-388X
DOI:	10.1057/cep.2011.9