Michèle Knodt Book order

Promoting democracy is an integral part of the EU’s policy towards the South Caucasus and Central Asia. In this book, the German, Georgian and Uzbek authors provide answers to four questions: Which instruments are used by the EU to promote democracy in the countries of the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia and in which way? How can the decisions concerning the use of these instruments be explained? What impact do the instruments have on the democratic quality of the states in question? How can this impact be explained? To answer these questions, the authors examine all the EU’s activities in the field of promoting external democracy, which has not been done before. In addition, the analysis is based on interviews conducted and data collected by the authors in Brussels, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. With contributions by Michèle Knodt, Ghia Nodia, Vladimir Paramonov, Sigita Urdze

Global energy governance is occurring in a multipolar world characterised by a growing demand for energy. The EU as well as the emerging powers of Brazil, China, India and South Africa (BICS) are competing for scarce energy resources. At the same time, the EU and BICS are engaged in bilateral energy talks. This volume explores mutual perceptions of the EU and emerging powers in terms of energy governance, the challenges involved in them cooperating over energy, and the joint governance of scarce resources. Results are gathered from elite discourse as well as media analyses, including the views from BICS, the EU and the EU’s “Big 3” member states Germany, France and the UK.

The region of the North and South Caucasus is characterized by instability, conflict and governance deficits. In search for support “the region” is under European and Russian influence. For the EU this region is becoming more and more important due to economical as well as geostrategical considerations. Besides the EU is continuously attempting to promote democracy and human rights in the region. At the same time Russia is a central player in the region. The book highlights conflict as well as challenges in this triangular relation. The key question is whether the triangular relations between the EU, Russia and the Caucasus will develop in a more cooperative or competitive mode? With constribution by: Michèle Knodt, Sigita Urdze, Uwe Halbach, Ghia Nodia, Alexey Gunya, Timur Tenov, Murat Shogenov, Aslan Chechenov, Tracey German, Birgit Wetzel, Chiara Loda, Elsevar Mammadov, Levan Kakhishvili, Aron Buzógany