The European Union and Democracy in the Arab-Muslim World. CEPS Middle East & Euro-Med Working Paper No. 2, November 2002

Youngs, Richard. (2002) The European Union and Democracy in the Arab-Muslim World. CEPS Middle East & Euro-Med Working Paper No. 2, November 2002.

Abstract

Democracy should be conceived as an important element of European strategic policy towards North Africa and the Middle East, but the complex prerequisites to its stabilityenhancing potentiality also recognised. While EU policy has come to incorporate such a perspective, its approach to democracy promotion in the Arab-Muslim world has remained tentative and nebulous in its conceptualisation of how stable and sustainable political change can best be encouraged. A summary of European democracy and human rights aid projects reveals the notable extent to which these have expanded, but also raises concerns over imbalances in the profile of EU political aid. In sum, this calls for a number of changes to EU policy that broaden the understanding of how different levels of policy instruments can dovetail together in a more comprehensive and sophisticated approach to democracy promotion.

Item Type:	Working Paper
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Status:	Published
Authors, Individual:	Youngs, Richard.
Title:	The European Union and Democracy in the Arab-Muslim World. CEPS Middle East & Euro-Med Working Paper No. 2, November 2002
Language:	English
Institution:	Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Journals and Series:	Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > Middle East and Euro-Med Working Papers
Pages:	28
Month:	November
Year:	2002
Subjects:	EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-North Africa/Maghreb EU policies and themes > External relations > human rights & democracy initiatives EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-Middle East EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-Islam
ID Code:	1961
Deposited By:	Wilkin, Phil
Deposited On:	14 October 2004