External Dimension of EU Governance
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The European Union (EU) has closely correlated different aspects of the peace process in Bosnia with progress towards European accession. The ‘power of attraction’ of EU membership would presumably induce the Bosnian authorities to accept... more
"After a concise introduction into Todorova's assumptions and approaches concerning the phenomenon of "Balkanism", I am going to examine whether the concept, which is linked to the Balkans as a historical region, can be applied to the... more
Why and how did a peaceful process of democratic change overcome a state socialist regime in the Soviet Union that had long demonstrated its willingness to use force in defense of the status quo? Why did Mikhail Gorbachev not follow... more
Turkey-EU relations are currently in a state of flux. Turkey and the EU have moved apart in their political aspirations after accession talks faced a stalemate due to the Republic of Cyprus’ EU accession as a divided island. The EU has... more
Les relations entre l’Union Européenne et l’Afrique sont de plus en plus conditionnées par la question migratoire, abordée de façon croissante selon une optique sécuritaire. En parallèle, l’internationalisation progressive des politiques... more
A partire dal caso studio del processo di smilitarizzazione di Pola e dalle pratiche d’uso della popolazione e delle associazioni locali, il volume tenta di esplorare la possibilità che le forme di pianificazione effimera, la complessità,... more
This paper analyses the dynamics of the multilevel governance of migration flows between West Africa and Europe. Firstly, I examine bilateral, multilateral and inter-regional frames of cooperation on human mobility.... more
"This is a book on both universities and higher education in general at the turn of the millennium. The last 20 years is only a very tiny part of the history of universities. Contents: Chapter 1: Reconsidering European higher... more
With the end of the Cold War, return of conflict, in different forms has flared up in many parts of the world. More conflicts have started than have ended. This has resulted in a renewed focus on broadening the concept of security from... more
The paper assesses the remedies, redress and review mechanisms under two transatlantic security Agreements since their enactment up to the present day, focussing upon the latest EU-US PNR Agreement and its evolution and the EU-US TFTP... more
Transgovernmental actors of the European Union (EU) such as DG Home Affairs increasingly involve non-member states (NMS) in their migration and asylum policy to their own advantage. Classical theoretical approaches within the ‘External... more
The migratory question in Europe is increasingly viewed from a security-based approach. After analysing the genesis of this process of securitization of the migration issue, this paper will examine how this securitisation of migration... more
The paper makes an attempt 'to map' the Copenhagen criterion of democracy and the rule of law, one of the main instruments governing the biggest enlargement in the Union history. The meaning of it, however, is still as vague today as it... more
Studies on EU–Africa migration cooperation often focus on the interests of the EU and its member states. But what do African states themselves seek to achieve with respect to migration policy? This article presents an in-depth look at... more
This document aims at providing guidance to policymakers when approaching key questions and current debates regarding migration governance in the European Union (EU). We focus on questions about the external dimension of migration... more
Since 2015, the European Union has shown all its internal inadequacy, in dealing with the so-called "refugee crisis". The EU-Turkey Statement has raised a number of questions about its content, including the return of all irregular... more
2 : The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), inaugurated in March 2017, has breathed new life into waxed and waned EU-Armenia partnership. There is a lot of scholarship on the domestic state of affairs in Armenia and... more
Power is conspicuously absent from the empirical analysis of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in the Mediterranean. This article develops a conceptual framework that allows for a comprehensive analysis of how the EU employs power... more
This paper proposes a model for analyzing democratization in hybrid regimes: autocracies with some formal democratic institutions. It firstly identifies and defines electoral authoritarianism as a subtype of autocratic rule. By stressing... more
The 2004-2008 Zapatero’s government EU policy combined continuity of former socialist policies in the 1990s with some new additions in the form of a commitment with domestic constitutional reform including a reference to the EU in the... more
Relations between Switzerland and the European Union are currently stalled. Two main issues are at stake. The first is the “institutional dimension”. It means that the EU demands an adjustment of the mechanisms that govern the... more
""Is the EU a taker of global policy regimes or can it impose itself as their shaper? What is the EU’s capacity to export its policy to the global policy arena? This chapter will address those questions from the perspective of EU air... more
This paper aims to test several hypotheses on determinants of the quality of trade in cross-country regressions, taking a sample of trade competitors in EU markets. The hypotheses are those underlying two models of vertical intra-industry... more
Poland's share of private forests is relatively small compared with that of other European countries. Private Polish forests are in poor condition and have been under great economic stress. This situation has changed somewhat with respect... more
The European Social Fund (ESF) is the European Union structural fund that redistributes funds to facilitate vocational education and training (VET). With the exception of the Common Agricultural Policy it is the EU's largest instrument... more