EU and its Relations with Eastern Europe

Nienke de Deugd, Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, University of Groningen, the Netherlands and Herman W. Hoen, Professor of International Political Economy, University of Groningen, the Netherlands and Associate Fellow, School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna (SAIS Europe) of Johns Hopkins University, Italy

‘This book is an excellent contribution to the relevant literature, successfully addressing both the “why” and “how” in discussing the role played by political and economic incompatibilities in the European Union’s relations with Eastern Europe and the successor states of the Soviet Union. The book will be of interest to a range of readers, from researchers and students to anyone interested in the European Union’s relations with its Eastern neighbours against the backdrop of the Cold War and its aftermath.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction to The EU and its Relations with Eastern Europe 2. East-West integration during the Cold War: an impossible affair 3. Economic reform and democratization in Eastern Europe after 1989: dressing the bride 4. The accession of Central and Eastern European countries to the European Union: a new love affair? 5. The Balkans: coping with partners who suffer from violent childhood experiences? 6. The relations with Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova: unattainable amity and convulsive love-hate affairs 7. The relations with the Caucasus: a fiancée with a complicated character 8. Central Asia and the need for neighbourly concerns 9. The EU and the Russian Federation: an unwanted marriage of convenience 10. Conclusion to The EU and its Relations with Eastern Europe Bibliography Index