Regional cooperation, external actors and power relationships in Central Asia: The cases of the Asian Development Bank and the EU

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.

Search publication

Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2013
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: Monograph

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