This paper analyses the goals and instruments of the European Neighbourhood Policy
(ENP) before and after the Arab Spring, and enquires why there has been little substantive …

This special issue examines Western efforts at democracy promotion, reactions by illiberal
challengers and regional powers, and political and societal conditions in target states. We …

Democracy promotion has been an influential policy agenda in many Western states and
international organisations, and amongst many NGO actors. But what kinds of models of …

This paper reviews the literature regarding the modes of political integration the EU has
developed and applied to shape state-building, democracy and rule of law in the new …

The introduction to the special issue sets out to examine the normative rivalry between the
European Union and other regional actors and how it plays out at the domestic level in the …

The rise of China in Africa is often described as a major challenge to the United States (US)
and the European Union (EU) democracy promotion policies. China is accused of providing …

The impact of external actors on political change in the European neighbourhood has mostly
been examined through the prism of elite empowerment through externally offered …

This article summarizes the findings from the special issue. The EU, the US, and to some
extent Turkey are the only actors considered in this special issue who not only explicitly try to …

The EU and China in African Authoritarian Regimes Page 1 CHRISTINE HACKENESCH
GOVERNANCE AND LIMITED STATEHOOD The EU and China in African Authoritarian …

This article rethinks the Eastern Partnership agenda using Edkins' framework of “the
political”. Part of the problem, it argues, is the EU's failure to imagine a new social order …