The Substance of EU Democracy Promotion: Concepts and Cases

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
The Substance of EU Democracy Promotion: Introduction and Conceptual Framework....Pages 1-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Law Perspective: Praise Undeserved? The EU as a Democracy Promoter: A Sceptical Account....Pages 27-34
Political Economy Perspective: Fuzzy Liberalism and EU Democracy Promotion: Why Concepts Matter....Pages 35-46
Critical Social Theory Perspective: Embeddedness as Substance: The EU’s Socialized Approach to Democratization....Pages 47-57
Governance Perspective: Democratic Governance Promotion Through Functional Cooperation....Pages 58-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Addressing the Remnants of a Communist Past Through Accession: Slovakia and the Czech Republic....Pages 71-84
Different Trajectories yet the Same Substance: Croatia and Turkey....Pages 85-103
Promoting Democracy in Post-Conflict Societies: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo....Pages 104-116
Power Relations Meet Domestic Structures: Russia and Ukraine....Pages 117-133
Neither Integrated Nor Comprehensive in Substance: Armenia and Georgia....Pages 134-148
Democracy Through the Invisible Hand? Egypt and Tunisia....Pages 149-161
When Security Trumps Democracy: Israel and Palestine....Pages 162-176
Favouring Leaders over Laggards: Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan....Pages 177-192
Democracy Promotion in Restrictive Environments: Ethiopia and Eritrea....Pages 193-207
Responding to Political Crises in the South Pacific: The Solomon Islands and Fiji....Pages 208-222
Much Ado About Nothing? Brazil and Venezuela....Pages 223-235
Comparing Country Cases: Output-Oriented EU Democracy Promotion?....Pages 236-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-312