Regional cooperation, external actors and power relationships in Central Asia

Elena Kulipanova M.A., M.P.S.

doi:10.5771/9783845246116

Summary

Warum scheitern internationale Organisationen in ihren Bemühungen, regionale Kooperation in Zentralasien zu fördern? Die Studie befasst sich mit der Frage der bisher gemischten Bilanz des internationalen Engagements und der weiterhin ambivalenten Kooperationsbeziehungen zwischen den zentralasiatischen Staaten. Anhand der Fallbeispiele der Asiatischen Entwicklungsbank und der EU analysiert sie den Einfluss externer Akteure auf zwischenstaatliche Kooperation auf der Ebene der innerstaatlichen und regionalen Politik. Ausgehend von mehreren IB-Theorien und Ansätzen und anhand der Konzeptualisierung des Einflusses in Form von Macht entwickelt das Buch einen analytischen Rahmen zum Verständnis, wie internationale Organisationen den Wandel herbeiführen und warum sie dabei scheitern. Eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Interessen und Politiken zentralasiatischer Staaten, am Beispiel des internationalen Transports und Handelserleichterung, bietet ein anderes Verfahren zur Kooperationsanalyse aus einer „funktionalen“ Perspektive. Das Buch richtet sich an alle, die sich mit Zentralasien, internationalen Organisationen, EU und Entwicklungspolitik beschäftigen.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-0248-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-4611-6
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden
Volume: 207
Language: English
Pages: 319
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 8
Acknowledgements No access Pages 9 - 9
List of tables No access Pages 10 - 10
List of figures No access Pages 11 - 11
List of abbreviations No access Pages 12 - 14
1. Statement of the problem and the research question No access Pages 15 - 17
2. The state of research: external influences and domestic change in Central Asia No access Pages 17 - 22
3. The theoretical and conceptual foundations of the key arguments No access Pages 22 - 23
4. Main contributions to the academic literature No access Pages 23 - 24
5. Notes on transliteration and referencing No access Pages 24 - 24
6. Overview of the chapters No access Pages 24 - 25
1. 1. Cooperation No access Pages 26 - 29
  2. Regional cooperation No access Pages 29 - 30
  3. “Promoting regional cooperation” – an analytical understanding No access Pages 30 - 31
  4. Operationalizing the key variables: state interests, policies, capacities No access Pages 31 - 36
2. 1. IOs as actors in their own right: on the roles and functions of IOs No access Pages 36 - 38
  2. The mechanisms of impact and the reasons for failures No access Pages 38 - 48
3. 1. The concepts of power No access Pages 48 - 51
  2. Bases and types of power No access Pages 51 - 52
  3. Methods of exerting influence No access Pages 52 - 54
  4. Interest and/or behavioral change through a learning process No access Pages 54 - 55
  5. The power-based explanations of the failures of IOs No access Pages 55 - 58
4. 1. Case studies No access Pages 58 - 60
  2. Document analysis No access Pages 60 - 61
  3. Expert interviews No access Pages 61 - 63
5. Conclusion No access Pages 63 - 64
1. 1. Political regimes in Central Asia: implications for reforms No access Pages 65 - 68
  2. Economic developments in Central Asia No access Pages 68 - 71
  3. Trade and interdependence in Central Asia No access Pages 71 - 73
2. 1. On the nature of bilateral relations in Central Asia No access Pages 73 - 81
  2. Initiatives for multilateral cooperation in Central Asia No access Pages 81 - 83
3. 1. Russia No access Pages 83 - 88
  2. China No access Pages 88 - 91
  3. United States No access Pages 91 - 95
  4. Iran, Turkey and Japan No access Pages 95 - 98
  5. International organizations No access Pages 98 - 101
4. Conclusion No access Pages 101 - 103
1. 1. Historical legacy: explaining the patterns of (inter)dependence No access Pages 104 - 106
  2. Geographical and geo-economic location: the burden and blessing No access Pages 106 - 108
2. 1. International transport routes and transit flows through Central Asia No access Pages 108 - 113
  2. Constraints to international transit: physical and non-physical barriers No access Pages 113 - 118
3. 1. From general interests to specific preferences No access Pages 118 - 125
  2. Assessing the ability to realize the stated objectives No access Pages 125 - 127
  3. Infrastructure vs. policies? Implications for regional cooperation No access Pages 127 - 133
4. Conclusion No access Pages 133 - 134
1. 1. The current trade environment in Central Asia No access Pages 135 - 138
  2. The concept of trade facilitation as a solution to cross-border trade barriers No access Pages 138 - 142
2. 1. The stated objectives of the individual Central Asian states No access Pages 142 - 155
  2. Assessing capacities for trade facilitation No access Pages 155 - 158
3. Policy choices of the Central Asian states: implications for regional cooperation No access Pages 158 - 162
4. Conclusion No access Pages 162 - 163
1. 1. General capabilities of the ADB No access Pages 164 - 167
  2. Assessing the extent of ADB resources No access Pages 167 - 169
  3. The extent of ADB engagement in Central Asia No access Pages 169 - 171
  4. Level of lending to the individual Central Asian states No access Pages 171 - 177
2. 1. Conceptual idea behind the promotion of regional cooperation No access Pages 177 - 178
  2. Definitions and approaches to regional cooperation No access Pages 178 - 181
  3. The roles, functions and instruments of ADB No access Pages 181 - 183
3. 1. Promoting cooperation in transport and trade facilitation: the CAREC program No access Pages 183 - 186
  2. Regionalizing strategy 1: providing an arena for regional politics No access Pages 186 - 192
  3. Regionalizing strategy 2: supporting regional projects No access Pages 192 - 195
4. 1. The mechanism of persuasion No access Pages 195 - 197
  2. Conditionality of country and regional projects No access Pages 197 - 202
5. Conclusion No access Pages 202 - 206
1. 1. The general capabilities of the EU: on the EU foreign policy No access Pages 207 - 209
  2. Defining resources at the EU’s disposal No access Pages 209 - 211
  3. The extent of the EU engagement in Central Asia No access Pages 211 - 218
  4. EU relations with the individual Central Asian states No access Pages 218 - 225
2. 1. Conceptual idea behind the promotion of regional cooperation No access Pages 225 - 226
  2. Definitions and approaches to regional cooperation No access Pages 226 - 228
  3. The roles, functions and instruments of the EU No access Pages 228 - 230
3. 1. The two regionalizing strategies of the EU No access Pages 230 - 235
  2. Promoting cooperation in transport: the TRACECA program No access Pages 235 - 240
  3. Promoting cooperation in border management and trade facilitation: the BOMCA progrma No access Pages 240 - 247
4. 1. The mechanism of persuasion No access Pages 247 - 249
  2. The mechanism of conditionality No access Pages 249 - 251
5. Conclusion No access Pages 251 - 256
1. Rethinking regional cooperation in Central Asia No access Pages 257 - 261
2. 1. Failures due to the lack of a power base? No access Pages 261 - 264
  2. Failures with respect to the mechanisms of exerting influence No access Pages 264 - 266
  3. Failures related to the discrepancy in the logics of behavior No access Pages 266 - 267
3. The findings beyond the analytical framework No access Pages 267 - 269
Appendix 1: Maps of Central Asian road and rail routes No access Pages 270 - 273
Appendix 2: Selected documents on transport issues in Central Asia, 2010 No access Pages 274 - 274
Interview list 1 No access Pages 275 - 275
Interview list 2 No access Pages 276 - 276
Bibliography No access Pages 277 - 319