EU as an actor of international relations in its neighbourhood. Development of the European Neighbourhood Policy – Eastern dimension. Eastern Partnership – from Prague to Vilnius summits (achievements and problems)  

Basic information about the course: topics and requirements. Different theoretical approaches: Civilian Power Europe, EU as a normative power, geopolitical perspectives, EU as an actor in its neighbourhood, neighbourhood Europeanization. EU Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Eastern neighbourhood before and after Lisbon. Eastern Partnership and other initiatives.

Topics for discussion: EU as a normative actor in its Eastern Neigbourhood – failures and achievements, time for changes?

Readings:

• Dȋrdală, L.-D. (2013): After Vilnius: the European Union’s smart power and the Eastern Neighbourhood, Eastern Journal of European Studies, Vol. 4, I. 2, December 2013, pp. 123 – 136. (Total 17 pages)
• Freyburg, T., Lavenex, S., Schimmelfenning, F., Skripka, T., Wetzel, A. (2013): Democracy promotion through functional cooperation? The case of the Neighbourhood Policy. In: Lavenex, S., Schimmelfenning, F. (eds.; 2013): Democracy Promotion in the EU´s Neighbourhood. From Leverage to Governance? London: Routledge, pp. 142 – 170. (Total 29 pages)
• Haukkala, H. (2011): The European Union as a Regional Normative Hegemon: The Case of European Neighbourhood Policy. In: Whitman, R., G. (ed.): Normative Power Europe. Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives, s. 45 – 64. (Total 20 pages)
• Korosteleva, E. (2012): The European Union and its Eastern Neighbours. Towards a more ambitious partnership? London: Routledge, pp. 2 – 8. (Total 7 pages)
• Korosteleva, E. (2012): The Eastern Partnership Initiative: A New Opportunity for the Neighbours?. In Korosteleva (ed.; 2012): Eastern Partnership: A New Opportunity for the Neighbours, London: Routledge, pp. 1 – 17. (Total 17 pages)