CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Pasternac, Oleg |
|---|---|
| Title | The EU Soft Power: The Macroeconomic Assessment of the Pro-European Path in Moldova and Georgia |
| Summary | In November 2016 the Republic of Moldova, after 8 years of loyalty to the pro-European Union course of political and economic orientation, has chosen a strongly pro-Russian Igori Dodon as its president. In Georgia, the post-Soviet state strongly resembling Moldova in terms of its history and relations with the EU, however, the pro-European orientation is as strong as ever. This thesis will explore the forces that are behind the stay on or the divergence from the pro-European orientation in Georgia and Moldova. Looking at the trends prevailing in the media regarding the political shift in Moldova, as well as analyzing the macroeconomic and institutional changes throughout the pro-EU time, this study demonstrates, on the examples of Georgia and Moldova, that the European Union’s economic attraction, the core of the EU’s soft power, and the ability of the EU to keep post-Soviet states loyal to the pro-EU path, is directly related to the EU’s ability to fulfill the economic expectations of post-Soviet countries. Such finding is important for improving the EU external relations policies, in particular European Neighbourhood Policy, as well as Eastern Partnership. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec, Martin |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/pasternac_oleg.pdf |
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