CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Levchuk, Kateryna Anatoliyvna |
|---|---|
| Title | EURASIANISM: A RUSSIAN MONROE DOCTRINE? |
| Summary | The ideology of Eurasianism stopped being a philosophical current and transformed into a Russian foreign policy foundation, justifying an increased international assertiveness by a special mission and a place in the Eurasian region. It is currently being used as a justification for Russia-led integration projects in the former Soviet Union. This thesis evaluates the utility of the concept for the creation of a Eurasian political unity and outlines the reasons for its prospective success or failure. Throughout my thesis I use a combination of different methods, such as qualitative data collection, small case studies, historical analysis and comparison. In order to illustrate the usefulness of Eurasianist ideology for further regional integration I use a comparative analysis with the similarly framed Monroe doctrine. Despite a number of theoretical similarities, the comparison shows a low practical probability of the success of a Eurasian project due to a number of empirical divergences. The thesis concludes with some recommendations concerning Russian foreign policy direction. |
| Supervisor | Fumagalli Matteo |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/levchuk_kateryna.pdf |
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