1st Edition

The EU’s Democracy Promotion and the Mediterranean Neighbours Orientation, Ownership and Dialogue in Jordan and Turkey

By Ann-Kristin Jonasson Copyright 2013
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a systematic analysis of the EU’s extensive, but so far largely failed, efforts to promote democracy in the Mediterranean region, thoroughly assessing its democracy promotion in relation to two Mediterranean countries – Jordan and Turkey. By pinpointing essential prerequisites for democracy promotion and analyzing how the EU’s policies have related to these, the author offers a... Read more

1. Essential Elements of Democracy Promotion  2. The EU's Democracy Promotion in Jordan  3. The EU's Democracy Promotion in Turkey  4. The EU's Democracy Promotion in the Mediterranean: Results and Conclusions

Biography

Ann-Kristin Jonasson is a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

"Ann-Kristin Jonassonâ's book, The EU’s Democracy Promotion and the Mediterranean Neighbors: Orientation, Ownership and Dialogue in Jordan and Turkey, systematically evaluates the EU’s democratization efforts by focusing on democracy promotion in two Mediterranean countries, Jordan and Turkey, and effectively addresses the major pitfalls in the EU’s strategy. Therefore, it is a timely contribution as the Arab revolutions have forced us to reconsider the prospects for democratization in the region." -  

Suna Gülfer Ihlamur-Öner, Insight Turkey