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.

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