TINAS, Murat Gazi Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Turkey , ÇİTAK, Zana Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi - İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi - Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Turkey

THE EUROPEAN UNION AS A NORMATIVE POWER AND THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: THE CASES OF MOROCCO AND EGYPT

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This article aims to examine the European Union (EU) as a normative power in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) through case studies of Morocco and Egypt. The uniqueness of the EU as a distinct actor in international politics has led many observers to claim that the EU is a normative power. The ENP has been one of the main instruments of the EU within this framework. This research studies the claim as to whether the EU is a normative power in the context of the ENP, based on two cases studies. The article analyzes this puzzle through an analysis of both primary documents published by the EU and the secondary literature. Through a close scrutiny of Morocco and Egypt, the normative power of the EU in its near abroad is going to be explored through the analysis of democratization process in these countries in terms of democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Based on theoretical analysis and two case studies, this study argues that the EU faces several challenges in its claim to be a normative power within the context of the ENP, manifested explicitly in the Arab Spring.

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EU’s Normative Identity , European Neighbourhood Policy , Democratization , Morocco , Egypt

Journal Of Economics an‎d Administrative Sciences

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