1st Edition

The EU-Russia Strategic Partnership The Limits of Post-Sovereignty in International Relations

By Hiski Haukkala Copyright 2010
272 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Theoretical Complementarity and Multi-causal Social Mechanisms in the Study of International Relations  3. Theorising EU–Russia Institutionalised Interaction  4. Multi-method Analysis in a Study of International Institutionalisation  5. Establishing the Baseline: Negotiating the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 1992–94  6. Comparing the Strategy Documents  7. The Second Chechen War  8. The Four Common Spaces  9. The Northern Dimension  10. Conclusions

Biography

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

'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