EU Democracy Promotion and the Arab Spring International Cooperation and Authoritarianism
Description
The author explores the practice and effects of the European Union's democracy promotion efforts vis-à-vis its authoritarian neighbours in the Middle East and North Africa. She argues that the same set of factors facilitated both international cooperation of authoritarian regimes on democracy promotion and their persistence during the Arab Spring.
Keywords
Political ScienceWorldMiddle EasternInternational RelationsAfricanSocial ScienceDeveloping & Emerging CountriesPolitical IdeologiesIntergovernmental OrganizationsHistory & Theory
2015Book
Author(s)Vera van Hüllen
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137298515
LanguageEnglish
