Rule of Law Promotion in the European Neighbourhood Policy: Normative or Strategic Power Europe?

Dr. Nicole Wichmann

doi:10.5771/9783845227337

Summary

Die Studie untersucht die Verschränkung normativer und strategischer Aspekte in der Europäischen Nachbarschaftspolitik. Es zeigt sich, dass die Art und Weise, wie die Europäische Union in vier Nachbarstaaten – Marokko, Moldawien, Tunesien und Ukraine – Rechtstaatlichkeit fördert, nur durch das Zusammenspiel institutioneller, ideeller und struktureller Faktoren erklärt werden kann. In der Studie werden Konzepte, die üblicherweise nur abstrakt diskutiert werden, empirisch angewendet. Der thematische Schwerpunkt liegt auf der EU-Rechtstaatlichkeitsförderung in den Bereichen Terrorismusbekämpfung, Drogenbekämpfung, Korruptionsbekämpfung und Justizreformen. Die vier Fallstudien belegen, dass der institutionelle Aufbau der EU – entgegen gängiger Prämissen – nicht ausreicht, um die Rolle der EU als normative Macht in der Nachbarschaftspolitik zu erklären. Vielmehr müssen innenpolitische Faktoren in den Partnerstaaten und strukturelle Faktoren in künftigen Untersuchungen stärker gewichtet werden. Die Studie schließt, dass in der Europäischen Nachbarschaftspolitik normative und strategische Ziele und Instrumente eng miteinander verzahnt sind.

Search publication

Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2010
Copyright Year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-5845-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-2733-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Studies on the European Union
Volume: 4
Language: English
Pages: 243
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
Authors:
List of abbreviations No access Pages 11 - 12
Authors:
List of figures and tables No access Pages 13 - 14
Authors:
1. Relevance and the guiding research questions No access Pages 15 - 17
  Authors:
2. The theoretical/conceptual foundations of the key arguments No access Pages 17 - 20
  Authors:
3. State of research: weaknesses of the ‘power debate’ No access Pages 20 - 22
  Authors:
4. Contributions to the academic literature No access Pages 22 - 23
  Authors:
5. Research design and methods No access Pages 23 - 25
  Authors:
6. Structure of the study No access Pages 25 - 25
  Authors:
1. 1. Theoretical debate on the nature of the EU’s power No access Pages 26 - 30
    Authors:
  2. Operationalizing the EU’s power in international relations No access Pages 30 - 36
    Authors:
2. 1. Linking the institutional set-up and policy outputs No access Pages 36 - 37
    Authors:
  2. The Composite Policy Approach No access Pages 37 - 41
    Authors:
  3. Operationalizing the independent variables No access Pages 41 - 46
    Authors:
  4. Interdependence structure No access Pages 46 - 48
    Authors:
3. Methodology and case selection No access Pages 48 - 51
  Authors:
1. Rule of Law – a contested concept No access Pages 52 - 55
  Authors:
2. 1. The relations with the Southern and the Eastern neighbours No access Pages 55 - 57
    Authors:
  2. ‘Genesis’ and evolution of the European Neighbourhood Policy No access Pages 57 - 59
    Authors:
  3. The actors driving the formulation of the ENP No access Pages 59 - 61
    Authors:
  4. The goals pursued by the ENP policy makers No access Pages 61 - 63
    Authors:
  5. The preferred modes of governance and logics of interaction No access Pages 63 - 66
    Authors:
3. 1. Merging good governance and democracy promotion No access Pages 66 - 68
    Authors:
  2. The actors driving the formulation of the ‘governance’ agenda No access Pages 68 - 70
    Authors:
  3. The goals promoted by the ‘governance’ policy makers No access Pages 70 - 73
    Authors:
  4. The preferred modes of governance and logics of interaction No access Pages 73 - 75
    Authors:
4. 1. Initiatives to address the internal/external security nexus No access Pages 75 - 77
    Authors:
  2. The actors driving the formulation of the JHA external dimension No access Pages 77 - 79
    Authors:
  3. The goals promoted by the JHA external dimension policy makers No access Pages 79 - 82
    Authors:
  4. The preferred modes of governance and logics of interaction No access Pages 82 - 84
    Authors:
5. Preliminary findings No access Pages 84 - 85
  Authors:
1. 1. Mediterranean No access Pages 86 - 89
    Authors:
  2. Eastern Europe No access Pages 89 - 90
    Authors:
2. 1. Synopsis of the EU’s fight against terrorism No access Pages 90 - 91
    Authors:
  2. A shared but not uncontroversial policy frame No access Pages 91 - 94
    Authors:
  3. Presenting the actor coalitions and the distribution of resources No access Pages 94 - 98
    Authors:
  4. Dominant sectoral policy makers at the strategic/diplomatic levels No access Pages 98 - 100
    Authors:
  5. Battles over turf at the level of policy implementation No access Pages 100 - 102
    Authors:
3. 1. Counter-terrorism in the ENP framework No access Pages 102 - 104
    Authors:
  2. Regional level: Southern dimension No access Pages 104 - 107
    Authors:
  3. Bilateral level: Morocco No access Pages 107 - 108
    Authors:
  4. Regional level: Eastern Europe No access Pages 108 - 110
    Authors:
  5. Bilateral level: Moldova and Ukraine No access Pages 110 - 112
    Authors:
4. Conclusion No access Pages 112 - 114
  Authors:
1. 1. Mediterranean No access Pages 115 - 117
    Authors:
  2. Eastern Europe No access Pages 117 - 119
    Authors:
2. 1. Synopsis of the EU’s anti-drugs policy No access Pages 119 - 120
    Authors:
  2. The competing frames in the anti-drugs domain No access Pages 120 - 122
    Authors:
  3. Presenting the actor coalitions and the distribution of resources No access Pages 122 - 125
    Authors:
  4. Turf wars at the level of policy implementation No access Pages 125 - 127
    Authors:
  5. Dominance of the sectoral policy makers at the strategic/diplomatic levels No access Pages 127 - 130
    Authors:
3. 1. Fighting drugs through the ENP framework No access Pages 130 - 131
    Authors:
  2. Regional level: Southern dimension No access Pages 131 - 134
    Authors:
  3. Bilateral level: Morocco No access Pages 134 - 136
    Authors:
  4. Regional level: Eastern dimension No access Pages 136 - 139
    Authors:
  5. Bilateral level: Moldova and Ukraine No access Pages 139 - 141
    Authors:
4. Conclusions No access Pages 141 - 142
  Authors:
1. 1. Mediterranean No access Pages 143 - 146
    Authors:
  2. Eastern Europe No access Pages 146 - 147
    Authors:
2. 1. Synopsis of the EU’s anti-corruption policy No access Pages 147 - 149
    Authors:
  2. The competing frames in the anti-corruption domain No access Pages 149 - 152
    Authors:
  3. Presenting the actor coalitions and the distribution of resources No access Pages 152 - 154
    Authors:
  4. Centralization at the level of policy implementation No access Pages 154 - 157
    Authors:
  5. Disagreements about EU action at the strategic/diplomatic levels No access Pages 157 - 159
    Authors:
3. 1. Fighting corruption through the ENP policy framework No access Pages 159 - 161
    Authors:
  2. Regional level: Southern dimension No access Pages 161 - 163
    Authors:
  3. Bilateral level: Morocco No access Pages 163 - 165
    Authors:
  4. Regional level: Council of Europe No access Pages 165 - 167
    Authors:
  5. Bilateral level: Ukraine and Moldova No access Pages 167 - 169
    Authors:
4. Conclusions No access Pages 169 - 170
  Authors:
1. 1. Mediterranean No access Pages 171 - 173
    Authors:
  2. Eastern Europe No access Pages 173 - 175
    Authors:
2. 1. Synopsis of the EU’s justice reform policy No access Pages 175 - 176
    Authors:
  2. Frame compatibility in the justice reform domain No access Pages 176 - 178
    Authors:
  3. Presenting the actor coalitions and the distribution of resources No access Pages 178 - 181
    Authors:
  4. Centralization at the level of policy implementation No access Pages 181 - 183
    Authors:
  5. Centralization at the strategic level: control over programming No access Pages 183 - 185
    Authors:
3. 1. Judicial Reform in the ENP policy framework No access Pages 185 - 186
    Authors:
  2. Regional level: Southern Dimension No access Pages 186 - 188
    Authors:
  3. Bilateral level: Morocco and Tunisia No access Pages 188 - 191
    Authors:
  4. Regional level: Eastern Dimension No access Pages 191 - 194
    Authors:
  5. Bilateral level: Moldova and Ukraine No access Pages 194 - 197
    Authors:
4. Conclusions No access Pages 197 - 199
  Authors:
1. 1. Comparative analysis of the case study findings No access Pages 200 - 205
    Authors:
  2. Interpretation of results No access Pages 205 - 209
    Authors:
2. 1. Critique of the choice/use of the explanatory variables No access Pages 209 - 211
    Authors:
  2. Critique of the operationalization of the ‘power’ variable No access Pages 211 - 213
    Authors:
3. Summing up the analysis No access Pages 213 - 214
  Authors:
1. Normative power Europe – ‘cobbler, stick to your trade’ No access Pages 215 - 217
  Authors:
2. The ‘chameleon’ today and in the future No access Pages 217 - 220
  Authors:
Bibliography No access Pages 221 - 243
Authors: