Europe as a Democracy Promoter

The present issue is a result of the conference “Europe as a Democracy Promoter”, organized by SAR with the support of British and German Embassies in Romania. Mamaia, July 4-7, 2005

published in Vol 5 - No 2 - 2005 // Europe As a Democracy Promoter
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    Europe as a Democracy Promoter

    The present issue is a result of the conference “Europe as a Democracy Promoter”, organized by SAR with the support of British and German Embassies in Romania. Mamaia, July 4-7,... »
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    Assisting State-Building in The Balkans: The Case of Macedonia

    Once the conflict was resolved in Macedonia in 2001, the country entered its normal path to state consolidation and democracy. The EU mission in Macedonia is a success but this is just the first step towards the EU accession. The priorities of this country are primarily the fight against crime and the independence of justice... »

    The European Union as Democracy Promoter: The Case of Ukraine

    This paper examines the effectiveness of the European Union (EU) as a democracy promoter in Ukraine. After examining the evolution of the EU’s general external policy relating to democracy, it will be argued that in the case of Ukraine, although the EU contributed significantly to the development of civil society and to solving the political... »

    Shapes in Search of Substance. European Enlargement and Democratic Performance

    A simple exercise of tracing democratic performance (based on Freedom House Nations in Transit scores) during the process of enlargement shows that accession countries progressed in absolute terms less than Albania in the same interval, and that their important positive achievements (why they remain more democratic than Albania) date from before the start of negotiations... »

    The Black Sea as Epicentre of The After-Shocks of The EU’s Earthquake

    The epicentre the EU’s referenda earthquake has now been located exactly in the middle of the Black Sea. Can the EU conditionality machine may still prove functional in this moment when the prospects of accession the EU have move further in to the distance a head? EU should concentrate on improving the Neighborhood Policy by... »

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  • Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (chair) Hertie School of Governance
  • Larry Diamond Stanford University
  • Tom Gallagher University of Bradford
  • Alena Ledeneva University College London
  • Michael McFaul Stanford University
  • Dennis Deletant Georgetown University
  • Helen Wallace London School of Economics and Political Science

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  • Claudiu Tufiș
  • Bogdan Iancu
  • George Jiglau
  • Ingi Iusmen
  • Gabriel Bădescu
  • Andrei Macsut
  • Laura Voinea

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