The EU-Russia Strategic Partnership (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics) - Softcover

Haukkala, Hiski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415671434 ISBN 13: 9780415671439

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Why have the European Union and the Russian Federation encountered severe difficulties in developing their relationship? Why haven’t the parties lived up to the initial promise and enthusiasm of the early 1990s?

Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this book provides a practical answer to these questions whilst linking the issues to International Relations theorizing. Taking into account both the role of ideas and power, the book links the topic with three variants of mainstream theorizing: the English School, (neoliberal) institutionalism and constructivism. In the process a multi-causal framework that looks for points of convergence between different paradigms in the study of IR is developed.

Providing an overview, history and explanation of the problems of institutionalization in EU-Russia relations during the post-Cold War era, this book is vital reading for students and scholars of the EU and Russia, European studies, European security and Russian foreign policy. It will also be of major interest to scholars of International Relations theory.

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About the Author

Hiski Haukkala is Senior Lecturer at the School of Management at the University of Tampere, Finland.

Review

'Complex but very well argued, this thought-provoking book discloses a path towards a deeper understanding of the different perspectives of these two crucial actors, making it possible to identify what is likely to be the basis of their future policies and interactions.' - The International Spectator, Vol. 46, No. 1 (March 2011), 160

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415671434
• ISBN 13: 9780415671439
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270