The European Union and Central Asia (Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies)

ISBN 10: 0415562368 / ISBN 13: 9780415562362

Published by Routledge, 2010

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The European Union and Central Asia (Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415562368
• ISBN 13: 9780415562362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

In June 2007, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted The EU in Central Asia: Strategy for a New Partnership, highlighting the growing importance of Central Asia to the EU. This book examines the EU's policy towards the five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in light of this Strategy.

The analysis focuses on the EU's Central Asia Strategy and provides an evaluation of the EU's performance in meeting its policy goals in the region. It starts by looking at the EU as an actor, and discusses the general framework of EU-Central Asia cooperation. The book goes on to focus on the Strategy's general strategic directions and, in particular, its set of concrete policy commitments and questions whether these are adequately designed and implemented so they are able to contribute to regional security and stability. The book contributes to a better understanding for the pitfalls of overall stability in Central Asia, as well as studies on European Union and International relations.

About the Author

Alexander Warkotsch is an Associate Researcher at Würzburg University, Germany. He was a DAAD research fellow at the University of Western Australia and a Lecturer in European Studies at King’s College London, UK. He has published widely on European politics in Central Asia.