Democracy promotion in Eastern Europe in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)

Beichelt, Timm. (2007) Democracy promotion in Eastern Europe in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). In European Union Studies Association (EUSA) > Biennial Conference > 2007 (10th), May 17-19, 2007, pages 26, Montreal, Canada.

Abstract

The paper argues that democracy promotion within the ENP should not be seen primarily as a continuation to enlargement policy. On the empiric level, the ENP constitutes a foreign policy tool which integrates some elements of previous enlargment rounds in its overall strategy. On the analytic level, the study of democracy consolidation is only indirectly linked to the question of the potential EU membership of ENP target states. ENP is analysed with the concept of embedded democ-racy, identifying the potential grip of the EU on different do-mains of a consolidating democracy. The paper then analyses the utilized instruments of democracy promotion within the ENP and tests their coherence with regard to two East Euro-pean States (Moldova, Ukraine).