| ID | 088474 |
| Title Proper | A door neither closed nor open' |
| Other Title Information | EU policy towards Ukraine during and since the Orange Revolution |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Youngs, Richard |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Ukraine provides evidence of very different Common Foreign and Security Policy negotiating dynamics. In the run up to the country's Orange Revolution, significant differences persisted between member states over how the European Union (EU) should support Ukraine's democratic transition. A combination of normative entrapment and co-operative bargaining ensured that 'maximalist' and 'minimalist' member states united around a common position in support of the Orange Revolution. In subsequent debates over whether the EU should offer Ukraine a membership prospect, however, lowest common denominator dynamics prevailed. This case additionally demonstrates that both before and after Ukraine's democratic transition very specific external geostrategic factors played an important role in conditioning EU policy outcomes |
| `In' analytical Note | International Politics Vol. 46, No. 4; Jul 2009: p358-375 |
| Journal Source | International Politics Vol 46 No 4 |
| Key Words | Ukraine ; Democratic Transition ; EU ; CFSP ; Orange Revolution ; Ggeostrategy |