The European Union’s Democracy Promotion in Central Asia : A Study of Political Interests, Influence, and Development in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2007–2013 / / Aijan Sharshenova, Andreas Umland, Gordon Crawford

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961830003321
• Autore: Sharshenova Aijan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hannover, : ibidem, 2018
• ISBN: 9783838271514; 3838271513
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society ; 180
• Disciplina: 303.484094
• Soggetti: European Union; Central Asia; Eastern Europe
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Brussels made democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and good governance its top co-operation priorities in the EU Strategy Framework towards Central Asia for 2007–2013. This book examines two interrelated questions: To what extent has EU democracy promotion in Central Asia been successful? And, to the extent that it was successful, why was it so? The book presents a comprehensive analytical framework for the evaluation of democracy promotion, including factors which may facilitate or hinder democratic development in Central Asia. It demonstrates the validity of a holistic approach to analyzing impediments of democracy promotion meaning that external pro-democratic support is affected by a variety of diverse factors whose impact can vary as international, regional, and domestic conditions change. The stable and rich authoritarian state of Kazakhstan is different from the much poorer Kyrgyzstan—a state prone to political instability, but also to democratic openings. By contrasting the success of democracy promotion in these two countries which have different strategic importance for the EU, this study provides valuable insights into how non-normative interests interfere with normatively driven policies.; "Sharshenova’s book is well-structured and highly recommended to those who are interested in EU democracy-promotion studies while looking with attention at local and regional dynamics in Central Asia." —Europe-Asia Studies 6/2019