Russia-EU: competing logics of region building

Abstract: "In this paper I will argue that Russia and the European Union have different visions of their roles and instruments in their common neighborhood. Russia treats most ex-Soviet states as “naturally” belonging to the zone of its vital interests, hence the “near abroad” concept and the concomitant reluctance to admit any role for Western institutions in the region. The EU in turn relies mostly on its “soft power” resources, including norm projection, in order to foster domestic transformation in the neighboring countries and make them more compatible with the European understanding of partnership. Yet despite these obvious differences, there are similarities between Russia and the EU as well. Each tries to distance itself from the other party through a variety of means. Russia wishes to install its political and security monopoly in the “near abroad” by claiming that regional problems have to be resolved on the regional level, i. e. without involvement from the outside. The EU however

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Russland-EU: konkurrierende Ansätze von Regionenbildung
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 22 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: DGAP-Analyse ; Bd. 1

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Politik

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Berlin
• (wann): 2012
• Urheber: Makarychev, Andrey
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-350113
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:44 MEZ