Rule of Law Promotion in the European Neighbourhood Policy

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.

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Bibliographic data

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: Book Titles

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