Why does the EU have an ambiguous and inconsistent democracy promotion (DP) policy towards the Mediterranean countries? This paper argues that the EU's DP is determined by a crucial conflict of interests conceptualised as a stability - democracy dilemma. The EU has been attempting to promote democracy, but without risking the current stability and in connivance with incumbent autocratic regimes. In view of this dilemma, the four main characteristics of the EU's DP promotion are explored, namely: gradualism, a strong notion of partnership-building, a narrow definition of civil society, and a strong belief in economic liberalisation. A fifth feature, relation of the EU with moderate Islamists, is analysed in the paper as it represents the mos...
International democracy promotion has always been contentious – today perhaps more than ever. Examp...
The article shows how and why, after having agreed upon a programme for democracy assistance under t...
In 2021, High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, stated that; “25 years after the Barcelona De...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Focusing on the Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, this paper investigates in how f...
Following the “Arab Spring,” the EU’s approach in the Mediterranean region necessitated a reconsid...
"Focusing on the Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, this paper investigates in how ...
The EU’s Mediterranean initiatives have their strong and weak points. For that reason some recently ...
Following the electoral victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections of January 2006, the internati...
Following the electoral victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections of January 2006, the internati...
Die Demokratisierungsförderungspolitik der Europäischen Union (EU) im Nahen Osten war bis zum Arabis...
This study is aimed to analyse the role played by the so called “democratic conditionality clause” i...
International democracy promotion has always been contentious – today perhaps more than ever. Examp...
The article shows how and why, after having agreed upon a programme for democracy assistance under t...
In 2021, High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, stated that; “25 years after the Barcelona De...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Afr...
Focusing on the Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, this paper investigates in how f...
Following the “Arab Spring,” the EU’s approach in the Mediterranean region necessitated a reconsid...
"Focusing on the Euro-Mediterranean relations since the early 1990s, this paper investigates in how ...
The EU’s Mediterranean initiatives have their strong and weak points. For that reason some recently ...
Following the electoral victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections of January 2006, the internati...
Following the electoral victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections of January 2006, the internati...
Die Demokratisierungsförderungspolitik der Europäischen Union (EU) im Nahen Osten war bis zum Arabis...
This study is aimed to analyse the role played by the so called “democratic conditionality clause” i...
International democracy promotion has always been contentious – today perhaps more than ever. Examp...
The article shows how and why, after having agreed upon a programme for democracy assistance under t...
In 2021, High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, stated that; “25 years after the Barcelona De...