No friend of democratization
Europe's role in the genesis of the ‘Arab Spring
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7806078 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosemary Hollis (City, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-94 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2346.2012.01058.x |
| OpenAlex | W2168238810 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 4 |
The argument advanced in this article is that EU policies helped to trigger the so-called Arab Spring, not by intention but by default. This contention is advanced through an examination of four strands of EU policy towards those countries designated as Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Programme (EMP) and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), namely: trade and economic development, political reform, the ‘peace process’, and regional security (including migration control). What emerges is that the EU has not just departed from its own normative principles and aspirations for Arab reform in some instances, but that the EU has consistently prioritized European security interests over ‘shared prosperity’ and democracy promotion in the Mediterranean. The net result is a set of structured, institutionalized and securitized relationships which will be difficult to reconfigure and will not help Arab reformers attain their goals
Democracy · Democracy promotion · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · European Neighbourhood Policy · European union · General partnership · International trade · Negotiation · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prosperity · European Politics and Security · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Leadership, Human Resources, Global Affairs
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |