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This book examines the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in the
context of internal functions performed with regard to the European
Union (EU) political system and its key actors. It argues that the
ENP has been formulated not only in reaction to external challenges
and threats, but also in response to EU internal legitimacy needs
at systemic, institutional and actor level. Looking beyond
governance approaches and the power of norms, this book follows a
sociological approach to the politics of legitimation. Using
Bourdieu's field theory, it bridges the rationalist-constructivist
divide inherent in much of ENP scholarship. While analyzing
articulations of EU institutions in terms of narrative production,
reproduction and reconstruction, it sheds valuable light on where
the conflicting goals, ambiguity and incoherence stem from. By
highlighting Developing Nations' responses and usages of ENP
narratives for domestic and international legitimacy-seeking, the
book calls for a more outside-in perspective on EU foreign policy.
With the European integration project being increasingly contested,
both internally and externally, this book provides a timely focus
on the topic of legitimation and delegitimation dynamics with
regard to EU foreign policy. This book will be of key interest to
scholars and students of European integration and EU foreign
policy, and, more broadly, EU Studies and International Relations.
This book examines the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in the
context of internal functions performed with regard to the European
Union (EU) political system and its key actors. It argues that the
ENP has been formulated not only in reaction to external challenges
and threats, but also in response to EU internal legitimacy needs
at systemic, institutional and actor level. Looking beyond
governance approaches and the power of norms, this book follows a
sociological approach to the politics of legitimation. Using
Bourdieu's field theory, it bridges the rationalist-constructivist
divide inherent in much of ENP scholarship. While analyzing
articulations of EU institutions in terms of narrative production,
reproduction and reconstruction, it sheds valuable light on where
the conflicting goals, ambiguity and incoherence stem from. By
highlighting Developing Nations' responses and usages of ENP
narratives for domestic and international legitimacy-seeking, the
book calls for a more outside-in perspective on EU foreign policy.
With the European integration project being increasingly contested,
both internally and externally, this book provides a timely focus
on the topic of legitimation and delegitimation dynamics with
regard to EU foreign policy. This book will be of key interest to
scholars and students of European integration and EU foreign
policy, and, more broadly, EU Studies and International Relations.
According to various independent research institutions Poland is
now seen as the fastest destabilizing democracy. After 1989, Poland
was often presented in the international public discourse as an
example of the successful political and economic transition away
from Communism. However, since 2015, Poland has been associated
with terminologies not previously linked with this country:
ânationalismâ, âpopulismâ or âbreaking rule of lawâ.
The authors of the book analyze the reasons for democratic
backsliding in Poland in a more comprehensive and systematic
manner. Special attention is paid to political polarization, which
is a substantial threat to democracy. This volume shows the
de-democratization of Poland from various perspectives, cultural
and historical, political institutions, party politics, and media.
Can the liberal model of of democracy remain intact with Poland,
and what role does the EU play in all of this?. The book should be
an required reading not only for scholars and students studying
democratic decline, but also for everybody who wants to understand
what is happening currently in Poland.
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