05780oam 2200649 c 450 991096222150332120260102090118.03-8382-6529-79783838265292(CKB)4100000008700011(MiAaPQ)EBC5782826(ibidem)9783838265292(EXLCZ)99410000000870001120260102d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRussia and the EU in a Multipolar World Discourses, Identities, Norms /Andrey Makarychev, Klaus Segbers, Andreas Umland1st ed.Hannoveribidem20141 online resource (212 pages)Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society127Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The EU and Russia in Times of Uncertainty: Intersubjective Identities and Discourses -- 1.1 The EU-Russia: Symptoms of Troubles -- 1.2 Contexts of Normative Disconnections -- 1.3 Clashes of Identities -- 1.4 Identities and Discourses -- 1.5 Intersubjectivity in EU-Russia Relations -- 1.6 Identity Shifts: Why Russia Is Not the USSR -- 1.7 International Society: A Meeting Point of the English School and Constructivism -- 1.8 Between the Imperial and the International -- 2 Multipolarity in Plural: The EU and Russia inIntersubjective Models of International Societies -- 2.1 Multipolarity Re-signified -- 2.2 Power Balancing: Back to Realpolitik? -- 2.3 Spheres of Influence -- 2.4 Great Power Management: An Oligarchic Type of Multipolarity? -- 2.5 Procedural Approximation -- 2.6 Normative Plurality -- 2.7 Normative Convergence -- 2.8 Multiregionalism: A World without Hegemons? -- 2.9 Poles as Civilizations -- 2.10 Global Governance: Learning to Live in a Postinternational World -- 3 Competing International Societies: Four Cases of EU-Russia Interactions -- 3.1 European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership: EU's and Russia's Approaches -- 3.2 Modernization Partnership and EU-Russia Normative Cleavages -- 3.3 EU-Russia Security (Mis)communication -- 3.4 Russia and Germany in a Wider Europe: Dynamics of Rapprochement and Alienation -- Conclusions.This timely book offers a multifaceted analysis of EU-Russian relations, drawing on the investigation of competing models of international society. Makarychev argues that the huge variety of interest-based and normative models is best explained through the study of foreign policy and identity discourses. His approach defies simplistic explanations of EU-Russian relations as either destined for cooperation or doomed to constant collisions. Instead, Makarychev unveils multiple alternatives that both the EU and Russia face in their policies toward each other. Assessing the repercussions ongoing EU-Russian discord has on Europe and the world, Makarychev's volume reveals the interconnectedness of the discourses dominating the EU and Russia while also accounting for the deep-seated disconnect between them."At a time when Western-Russian relations are in marked decline, Makarychev provides a well-structured, theoretically informed, and empirically rich account of the state and prospects of EU-Russia relations today. Providing concrete and well-argued policy recommendations, this book comes at the right moment in time and should find a wide readership among both Western and Russian observers and makers of foreign policy alike." Andreas Umland, Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyAndrey Makarychev is a true pioneer in the application of constructivist framework of analysis to the study of EU-Russia relations. This is a book that masterfully analyses the clash of identities ad communicative disconnect between the EU and Russia. And it does so by looking at the changing identities of both players. Makarychev brilliantly uses the latest theoretical tools to give the reader a deeper understanding of what the EU-Russia relationship is about. Nicu Popescu, EU Institute for Security Studies, ParisA fresh illumination of the core relationship in europe, i.e. between Germany and Rusisa. This book offers reflection in the best way: provoking both, agreement and disagreement. That makes it a truly constructive contribution. Klaus Segbers, Free University of Berlin"Makarychev’s book is an indispensible piece of scholarship [...]. The author thoroughly investigates normative and identity discourses to provide convincing explanations of EU–Russian relations. Makarychev successfully relates international relations theory with Russian foreign policy discourses. This book is strongly recommended to scholars, researchers and university students whose research focuses on post-Soviet eurasia and EU–Russia relations."Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ;Volume 127.European UnionRussiadiscourse analysisPoliticsmultipolarityinternational relationsforeign relationEuropean UnionRussiadiscourse analysisPoliticsmultipolarityinternational relationsforeign relation327.4704Makarychev Andreyaut915810Segbers KlausauiUmland AndreasedtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962221503321Russia and the EU in a multipolar world4078202UNINA