European Union Democracy Promotion and its impact on Civil Society in Central Asia
European Union Democracy Promotion and its impact on Civil Society in Central Asia
Author(s): Radosław FiedlerSubject(s): Governance, Sociology, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: European Union; Central Asia; authoritarianism; democratization; civil society
Summary/Abstract: After a period of relatively small activity in this region, in 2007, the European Union offered a strategy for Central Asia. This strategy addressed many issues, including democratic deficit and human rights violations. The main obstacles to the implementation of the strategy are autocratic tendencies and corruption, the influence of neighbors strongly leaning towards autocracy and the postSoviet legacy. Additionally, the EU’s activity is overshadowed by the US and has minimal capacity for pursuing its own policy toward Central Asia. Another problem is the fact that after implementing this EU strategy toward Central Asia there are no new initiatives which contribute to more visible European activity in that region.
Journal: Przegląd Politologiczny
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 73-82
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English