CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Dzidziguri, Shalva |
|---|---|
| Title | The EU and Its Eastern Neighbors: Integration without Membership Perspective The Cases of Moldova and Georgia |
| Summary | The thesis explores the rationale of Moldova’s and Georgia’s aspiration to integrate with the European Union without membership perspective and therefore it raises the following question: which factors determine Moldova’s and Georgia’s aspiration to comply with the EU requirements outlined in the regional policy agendas and to incorporate the EU’s norms and values in the absence of the membership incentive? The attempt to answer this question has lead to investigate the secondary question asking whether the unconditional and yielding compliance with the EU’s requirements is a solid guarantee to achieve success in closer integration with the EU. The thesis, within the space provided, delved into the EU-Moldova and EU-Georgia relations since 2002 and identified six factors that explain both countries’ strong will to integrate with the EU. At the same time it questioned the sufficiency and sustainability of unilateral aspiration of Moldova and Georgia and concluded that the EU needs to be more engaged with conflict resolutions, which remain the most painful issues for those countries to date. |
| Supervisor | Balazs, Peter |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/dzidziguri_shalva.pdf |
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