| ID | 145304 |
| Title Proper | Cherry picking EU conditionality |
| Other Title Information | selective compliance in Georgia’s hybrid regime |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bolkvadze, Ketevan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article investigates the rationale behind compliance and non-compliance with EU conditionality in Georgia’s hybrid regime. Following the literature on competitive authoritarianism, it argues that the survival strategies of hybrid regime incumbents compel them to dodge conditionality in those policy areas that are crucial for maintaining the uneven political playing field. On the other hand, specific self-preservation tactics dictate that they should embrace neighbourhood Europeanisation in policy domains capable of generating votes. Taken together, these hypotheses alert us to the possibility that hybrid regime governments in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries are cherry picking conditionality. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 68, No.3; May 2016: p.409-440 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 68 No 3 |
| Key Words | EU Conditionality ; Selective Compliance ; Georgia’s Hybrid Regime |