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EU neighbourhood policy in the Maghreb : implementing the ENP in Tunisia and Morocco before and after the Arab uprisings
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EU neighbourhood policy in the Maghreb : implementing the ENP in Tunisia and Morocco before and after the Arab uprisings / Iole Fontana.
ISBN
9781138237179
1138237175
9781315300559
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017.
Physical Description
xv, 198 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
In light of their geographical proximity and crucial strategic importance, the European Union (EU) has long identified cooperation with the countries of the Mediterranean region a central priority of its external relations and has developed a complex set of policies and instruments. Yet, there is a certain academic consensus that EU external policies in the area did not live up to their original expectations, insofar as little progress was made to accomplish the proclaimed goals while the implementation of structural reforms proved to be extremely problematic. These deficiencies in EU Mediterranean policies are symptomatic of what is a greater challenge in EU external policy-making: the struggle for implementation. This book analyses the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in the Mediterranean, focusing on specific programs financed under the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument in the years before and after the Arab uprisings. Building on a comparative analysis of two Maghreb countries, Tunisia and Morocco, it provides an in-depth investigation on the role of domestic actors in constraining or providing points of opportunity for the implementation of the ENP. The book presents new empirical data and, by focusing on the role of local actors in the neighbouring countries, it offers interesting insights not only into the ENPI complex processes of implementation, but also on the challenges of the E U in the region and the state of relations with the Southern neighbourhood. Through the prism of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the book provides a window into the internal politics and relevant issues of Maghreb countries. It will therefore be a valuable resource for students and scholars of European and Mediterranean Studies.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 15, 2017
Series
Routledge studies in Mediterranean politics ; 6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The ENP : a brief overview of implementing instruments and documents
Implementation gaps and variance in the neighbourhood : a research puzzle
Minding the gap : existing literature on the ENP
Objectives of the book
Themes of the book : implementation of EU external policies and local actors in the Mediterranean neighbourhood
Contribution to the field
Structure of the book
Explaining implementation in the neighbourhood : a governance approach
Implementation theory and EU external policy making
Implementation dynamics and external policies : in search of an analytical framework
Implementation and domestic actors : looking for explanatory variables
Hypotheses : when, how and why domestic actors influence ENP implementation
Case selection : the ENP in Tunisia and Morocco
Methodology
Key findings
The implementation of ENP programs in Morocco and Tunisia : the role of domestic political actors
Tradition and state-penetrated pluralism : domestic political actors in Morocco
The implementation of ENP programs in Morocco : the role of domestic political actors
Exclusionary politics and myth of reformism : domestic political actors in Tunisia
The implementation of ENP programs in Tunisia : the role of domestic political actors
Preliminary comparative conclusions
The Arab uprisings and domestic political actors : what impact on the implementation of the ENP?
The effect of the Arab uprisings in Morocco : change or immunity?
The implementation of ENP programs in Morocco after 2011 : the role of domestic political actors
The jasmine revolution and the regime change in Tunisia
The implementation of ENP programs in Tunisia after 2011 : the role of domestic political actors
Preliminary comparative conclusions
The implementation of ENP programs in Morocco and Tunisia : the role of administration and its capacity
Bottlenecks and over-centralization : administration in Morocco
The impact of the Arab uprisings on Morocco's administration and its capacity
Moroccan administrative capacity and the implementation of ENP programs
Strong bureaucracy and tight top-down management : administrative capacity in Tunisia
The impact of the Arab uprisings on Tunisian administration and its capacity
Tunisian administrative capacity and the implementation of ENP programs
Preliminary comparative conclusions
The role of civil society in Morocco and Tunisia : the implementation of the ENP
Spaces of freedom and boundaries of co-optation : civil society in Morocco
The implementation of the ENP in Morocco and the role of civil society before 2011
Tunisia : a stifled civil society between repression and legislative restrictions
The implementation of the ENP in Tunisia and the role of civil society before the Arab uprisings
The awakening of civil society and the implementation of the ENP after 2011.
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