The war in Ukraine will continue to affect patterns of cooperation and confrontation in the Black Sea region for years to come, critically undermining Russia as a viable alternative partner for deeper political and economic integration, but also revealing that the EU has only partially succeeded in stabilising its neighbourhood.
This book analyses the impact of external actors, primarily the EU and Russia, on democratisation and authoritarian tendencies in Ukraine and Turkey. The war in Ukraine will continue to affect patterns of cooperation and confrontation in the Black Sea region for years to come, critically undermining Russia as a viable alternative partner for deeper political and economic integration, but also revealing that the EU has only partially succeeded in stabilising its neighbourhood. In this volume international contributors consider future EU and Russian strategy in the region and the impact on domestic and foreign policy in two countries seen by the EU as disputed Europeans. The book will appeal to those working on Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the EU and Russia, scholars of international relations, democratisation studies East European Politics and area studies, and Eurasian studies. It is also aimed at foreign policy analysts, journalists, policy-makers and diplomats.
Recenzijos
This book examines the challenges of democratisation and liberalisation in Turkey and Ukraine. Offering a comparative perspective, it is a valuable read for anyone who wants to better comprehend their national trajectories without treating them as idiosyncratic cases.
- Doan Gürpnar, Istanbul Technical University (TÜ)
A timely and insightful account of the external influences shaping Turkey's politics and foreign policy. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted Turkey's role as a regional power but also a battleground between Moscow and the West. This volume shedding light of the complex dynamics at play is a must for students of European and Eurasian geopolitics.
- Dimitar Bechev, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Contents
Abbreviations
Author's Biography
Acknowledgement
1. Introduction by Lucie Tungul
2. Security and Regional Dynamics in the Black Sea Region by Magda B.
Leichtovį
3. Ukraine between Western Civilization and the Russian World by Petr
Hlavįek
4. Decolonising National Identity: Language and Region in Ukraine by Radomyr
Mokryk
5. Turks versus the West: Civilisational Populism in Turkey by Gökhan Bacik
and Serkan Seker
6. The Eurasian Turn(s) in Turkish Discourse on Europe - Occidentalism versus
Orientalism by Catherine MacMillan
7. De(Democratisation) in Ukraine and Turkey: Ideological Transformation and
Changining Mediascapes by Valeria Korablyova and Jacob Maze
8. Turkey and Ukraine Strategic Positioning: Economic, Energy and Military
Cooperation in the Geopolitical Landscape between the European Union and
Russia by Rabia Karakaya Polat and Michal Lebduka
9. Exploring Environmental Governance: The EU's influence on Civil Society in
Turkey and Ukraine by Lucie Tungul
10. Conclusion by Lucie Tungul and Petr Hlavįek
Lucie Tungul is Assistant Professor at the Department of Politics and Social Sciences, Law Faculty, Palackż University. She holds degrees from Miami University, Ohio (international relations), and Palackż University (politics and European studies). She was a faculty member at Fatih University, Istanbul (2006 2014). She is a member of the Czech Political Science Association executive board and Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Academic Council. She has published numerous articles, book chapters, books and policy papers on Europeanisation, democratisation, Euroscepticism, migration processes and identity discourses.
