Edited by Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher (Palgrave McMillan, 2017)
This book analyses the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) which entered into force in May 2011, thereby replacing its predecessor of 2003/2004. The edited volume provides a structured and comprehensive overview of the most recent developments in EU foreign policy (EUFP) towards the EU’s southern and eastern neighbourhood through the prism of continuity and change.
Topics covered include: conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues; the legal and institutional aspects of the revised ENP and the changes brought by the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty; and conflicts and crises in the EU’s neighbourhood, such as the Western Sahara conflict, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the South Caucasus conflicts and the crisis in Ukraine. The authors also focus on sectoral cooperation, analysing the changes brought by the revised ENP of 2011 in the domains of energy cooperation and migration. This volume will appeal to scholars and upper level students in EU/European Studies, International Relations, Political Science, as well as practitioners and policy-makers in the field.
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Reviews
“Bouris and Schumacher have assembled an interestingly eclectic mix of contributions, many of which offer useful
perspectives somewhat different from standard accounts of EU foreign policy. The volume sheds light on why
the promised ENP upgrade went awry and failed to divert the crises with which the EU now grapples to its east
and south.” Richard Youngs, Senior Associate Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and
Professor of International Relations at Warwick.
“Conceptually sophisticated and empirically rich, the book tackles the ontological ambivalence, normative
tensions, and operational challenges in the EU’s Revised ENP, leaving no doubt about the inextricable, reflexive
linkages between the future of the EU and developments in countries to the south and east.” Elizabeth H.
Prodromou, Visiting Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, The Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy, USA.
“Bouris’ and Schumacher’s book will become an indispensable read in the study of the ENP. It provides a major
new critical synthesis of the Union’s relations with its immediate neighbours in the framework of the revised ENP
of 2011. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the ENP’s subsequent reviews and thus the
EU’s evolving foreign policy towards its ‘near abroad’.” – Sharon Pardo, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam—
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
“The authors in this volume draw on their unique expertise to unpack the key issues and highlight what has
changed and what needs changing in the European stance.” – Federica Bicchi, Associate Professor in
International Relations of Europe, The London School of Economics and Political Science.