Norm contestation and normative transformation in global peacebuilding order (s): The cases of China, Japan, and Russia

O Jütersonke, K Kobayashi, K Krause… - International Studies …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Focusing on the disconnect between mainstream “liberal” peacebuilding and the discourses
and practices of “new” and “alternative” peacebuilding actors, this article develops a …

A comparison of institutional quality in the South Caucasus: Focus on Azerbaijan

I Niftiyev - Proceedings of the European Union's Contention in the …, 2022 - econstor.eu
Much has happened in the three countries of the South Caucasus-namely, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, and Armenia-since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Political events, institutional …

Fanning the flames? An exploration of EU discourse on culture in the Eastern Partnership

D Valenza - Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In contributing to the scholarly debate on the European Union's (EU) foreign policy, this
paper focuses on an under-explored, yet central, subset of the latter, namely the EU's …

Natural Allies? External Governance and Environmental Civil Society Organizations in the EU's Eastern Partnership

A Buzogány - Sustainable Development, Regional Governance …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Civil society networks have received little attention when it comes to sectoral analysis of
adaptation of EU rules beyond borders. This article offers a remedy by conceptualizing EU …

The road to equality? EU diffusion of anti-discrimination norms in Armenia

L Delcour - Democratization, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The EU's diffusion of its norms lie at the core of its neighbourhood policy. However, while
scholars have uncovered selective patterns of EU norm adoption and application, still little is …

Perceptions of the EU in Azerbaijan: A Normative Power in Decline?

N Kamilsoy, A Zamejc - Caucasus Analytical Digest, 2022 - ssoar.info
This article examines the European Union's (EU) image as a normative power in Azerbaijan.
Among the five current participants of the Eastern Partnership Initiative, Azerbaijan is the …

Regional Transformation as Reterritorialisation: Examining the distorted image of EU-ropeanisation

TG Williams - Journal of Contemporary European Research, 2023 - jcer.net
The European Union's (EU) mission to promote its idea of European-ness across the
continent led to its eastern enlargements and later the Eastern Partnership of the European …

Introduction: Understanding How the Historical, Democratic and Human Rights Contexts of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Affect the Search, Exhumation, and …

JJ Sarkin - Caucasus Survey, 2022 - brill.com
This article introduces the Special Section dealing with conflict related missing persons in
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. It examines the context to the conflicts in the region and …

“It Takes Three to Tango”: Georgia's Engagement in Trilateral Formats as Part of the Eastern Partnership

L Delcour, E Panchulidze - Caucasus Survey, 2023 - brill.com
Drawing on the case of Georgia, this article seeks to understand better how the EU's
partners adjust to the uncertainty of the EU's offer as part of the Eastern Partnership, and …

Navigating a 'Shrinking Space': Selective In/Visibilities and EU Engagement with Civil Society in Azerbaijan

L Luciani - Europe-Asia Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In a context of legal and political repression, wherein even EU funding came to be
politicised, Azerbaijan's civic space has been shrinking. This article problematises EU …