{"product_id":"the-eu-and-the-south-daviti-mtchedlishvili-9783838217352","title":"The EU and the South Caucasus: European Neighborhood Policies Between Eclecticism and Pragmatism, 1991-2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book delves into the complex and often contradictory relations between the Southern Caucasus and European Union (EU). It covers the three periods of this relationship: the early contacts in the 1990s, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), and the Eastern Partnership Programme (EaP) that started in 2009. The book employs Europeanization theory and uses a mixed rationalist-constructivist framework as a complementary analytical instrument to decipher the two sides' behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe study's findings show that the complex relationship between the EU and Caucasian states cannot be explained through either a purely constructivist or a purely rationalist theoretical framework. Both, material and social motives are discernible. Thus, rationalism and constructivism are complementary tools for explaining the relations between the EU and South Caucasus countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rationalist perspective explains actors' preferences towards maximizing material utility and calculations by EU policymakers as to which strategy is most likely to advance the immediate interests of the EU in a given situation. This argument needs to be supplemented, however, with insights from constructivism. This approach emphasizes the universal nature of the values of the EU which are linked to internal dynamics in the EU and manifest themselves in the Union's relations with neighboring countries. The book finally illustrates how rational considerations, related to Russia's political and economic activities in the region, have determined the stances of the South Caucasus countries towards the EU.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daviti Mtchedlishvili\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3838217357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783838217352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibidem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Daviti Mtchedlishvili","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767276556543,"sku":"9783838217352","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9bf26150-cb4c-4a4e-91e6-571bb530cd0b.jpg?v=1744169356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eu-and-the-south-daviti-mtchedlishvili-9783838217352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}