CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Svitych, Oleksandr Yuriyovych |
|---|---|
| Title | Ukraine and NATO: The Failure of Rhetorical Action |
| Summary | While rhetorical action had been used successfully by the Central and Eastern European states to bring about two rounds of NATO enlargement, іt іs puzzlіng why this stategy did not work in Ukraіne’s case. The ultimate argument developed in the thesis will be that the country has not fulfіlled the requіrements necessary for rhetorіcal actіon to work. Thіs has happened because Ukraіne’s arguments for expanding NATO have lacked consistency, constіtuency, legіtіmacy and resonance. As a result, the country has faіled to use іts arguments strategіcally іn order to obtaіn access to MAP and accelerate its integration into the North Atlantic Alliance. |
| Supervisor | Astrov Alexander |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/svitych_oleksandr.pdf |
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