Ukraine, the European Union and the Democracy Question

Recent political developments in Ukraine call into question its democratisation process. For this reason, it is important to consider EU relations with that country as offering a possible protection against full democratic inversion. Two problems are considered: the continuity of EU policy towards...

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Main Author: Geoffrey Pridham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Institute of Romania 2011-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of European Affairs
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Online Access:https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_2011_vol11_no4_Ukraine_the-European-Union-and-the-Democracy-Question.pdf
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description Recent political developments in Ukraine call into question its democratisation process. For this reason, it is important to consider EU relations with that country as offering a possible protection against full democratic inversion. Two problems are considered: the continuity of EU policy towards Kyiv; and, the scope for EU influence in furthering democratic standards. In the light of patterns since the Orange Revolution in 2004, the political outlook for EU/Ukraine relations appears unpromising.
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spelling doaj-art-6750f8d9a8964fe5be5d85176d1389132025-08-20T03:27:09ZengEuropean Institute of RomaniaRomanian Journal of European Affairs1582-82711841-42732011-12-011141833Ukraine, the European Union and the Democracy QuestionGeoffrey Pridham0Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow at Bristol University, UKRecent political developments in Ukraine call into question its democratisation process. For this reason, it is important to consider EU relations with that country as offering a possible protection against full democratic inversion. Two problems are considered: the continuity of EU policy towards Kyiv; and, the scope for EU influence in furthering democratic standards. In the light of patterns since the Orange Revolution in 2004, the political outlook for EU/Ukraine relations appears unpromising.https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_2011_vol11_no4_Ukraine_the-European-Union-and-the-Democracy-Question.pdforange revolutiondemocracyeuropean neighbourhood policy (enp)membershipeastern partnershipukraine
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