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The Edinburgh Europa Research Group is pleased to invite you to its next event:
Did EU Foreign Policy Slow Ukraine’s Democratic Transition?
Wednesday 16 March 2016
5pm – 6pm
David Hume Tower · Room LG.06
George Square · Edinburgh EH8 9JX
Nataliya Muzyka
PhD Candidate in Politics
The University of Edinburgh
Although the EU has consistently promoted democracy in its neighbourhood, many have speculated that the ‘Russia first’ approach in EU foreign policy towards Eastern Europe during the 1990s and early 2000s decreased the EU’s influence in the region – in particular in Ukraine.
The EU’s prioritising of Russia in its foreign policy pushed some countries in the region to remain semi-democratic, similar to Russia. This trend shifted in 2004, following the Ukrainian Orange Revolution and the significant enlargement of the EU to include a number of Central Eastern European states.
Consequently the EU’s borders moved east – however, there is no realistic prospect of Ukraine joining the EU in the near future. This presentation will evaluate the EU’s ‘Russia first’ approach in Eastern Europe to determine its effect on Ukraine’s democratisation.
Anthony Salamone | Chair
Europa Research Group Co-Convenor
PhD Candidate in Politics
The University of Edinburgh
This event is free and non-ticketed
All are welcome
PARTICIPANTS
Nataliya Muzyka (@MN000ST)
The University of Edinburgh
Nataliya Muzyka is Co-Convenor of the Edinburgh Europa Research Group and PhD Candidate in Politics at the University of Edinburgh. Her research compares the influence of the European Union on democratisation processes in Poland and Ukraine.
Anthony Salamone
(@AMSalamone)
The University of Edinburgh
Anthony Salamone is Co-Convenor of the Edinburgh Europa Research Group and PhD Candidate in Politics at the University of Edinburgh. He is Managing Editor of European Futures and his research focuses on the politics of the UK’s EU relations.
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