LEADER 04460oam 2200565 c 450 001 9910961830003321 005 20251202090341.0 010 $a9783838271514 010 $a3838271513 024 3 $a9783838271514 035 $a(CKB)5120000000175527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5782858 035 $a(Perlego)773162 035 $a(ibidem)9783838271514 035 $a(EXLCZ)995120000000175527 100 $a20251202d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe European Union?s Democracy Promotion in Central Asia $eA Study of Political Interests, Influence, and Development in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 2007?2013 /$fAijan Sharshenova, Andreas Umland, Gordon Crawford 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHannover$cibidem$d2018 215 $a1 online resource (281 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aSoviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society$v180 311 08$a9783838211510 311 08$a3838211510 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aBrussels 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. 330 1 $a"Sharshenova?s book is well-structured and highly recommended to those who are interested in EU democracy-promotion studies while looking with attention at local and regional dynamics in Central Asia." ?Europe-Asia Studies 6/2019 410 0$aSoviet and post-Soviet politics and society ;$vVolume 180. 606 $aEuropean Union 606 $aCentral Asia 606 $aEastern Europe 615 4$aEuropean Union 615 4$aCentral Asia 615 4$aEastern Europe 676 $a303.484094 700 $aSharshenova$b Aijan$4aut$01170591 702 $aUmland$b Andreas$4edt 702 $aCrawford$b Gordon$4aui 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961830003321 996 $aThe European Union's democracy promotion in Central Asia$94111665 997 $aUNINA