The European Union (EU) has evolved as an international democracy promoter actor since the 1990s as the security agenda of the international relations have changed with the end of the Cold War. The EU approaches its democracy promotion within the basis of its security strategy through the transfer of the EU norms, values and standards to neighbouring states in the European Neighbourhood Policy. The EU by admitting that the process of democratisation is intertwined with domestic contexts is dependent on third countries’ desires, wills and competences for the success of its democracy promotion policies. This study analyses the EU’s comprehension of democracy and democracy promotion policies within the context of the Neighbourhood Policy and the case of Armenia. The EU’s institutional relations with Armenia are analyzed historically on the basis of its democracy promotion and the extent that the EU adheres to the mechanisms of conditionality and socialization is evaluated. Armenia’s institutional structure, its traditional administration approach, impediments for the development of civil society and Russian political, economic, social and military dominance in Armenia are discussed as determining factors for the EU’s impact on Armenia’s democracy promotion process.
The European Union The European Neighbourhood Policy Democracy Promotion Armenia Internal Dynamics
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | October 22, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | April 11, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |
İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Creative Commons Atıf-GayriTicari-Türetilemez 4.0 Uluslararası Lisansı ile lisanslanmıştır. |
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