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1. 1. Of Carrots and Sticks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sarah Göbel; Erlend Malmer; [2017]
   Keywords : EU; Positive and Negative Conditionality; GSP Scheme; Labour rights; Effectiveness; Myanmar and Sri Lanka.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Abstract The European Union is unique in the sense that it promotes human rights and labour rights through its trade policies and agreements. The EU is the world’s largest economy and it plays an important role in today’s world trade. READ MORE

3. 2. The Normative Power of the EU in the Framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy : A Case Study on Ukraine

   University essay from Filosofiska fakulteten; Statsvetenskap; Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Aleksander Mojsiejuk; [2009]
   Keywords : EU; Normative Power; Ukraine; Europeanization; Central and Eastern Europe; Rule Adoption; Democracy;

   Abstract : Through the use of political conditionality, the EU has exercised what many have chosen to call an international normative power. The fast democratisation process of the central European countries that joined the EU in 2004 has often been attributed to the force of EU’s normative power. READ MORE

4. 3. Punching below its weight? : The European Union's use of Human Rights Conditionality in the Enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Linde Lindkvist Gustafsson; [2007]
   Keywords : European Union; EU; enlargement; European Neighbourhood Policy; conditionality; human rights; Turkey; Morocco; values; Europeiska unionen; internationella relationer; medlemskap; värderingar; mänskliga rättigheter; Turkiet; Marocko; EU law; EU-rätt; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The international role of the European Union has often been described as the one of a 'normative power', which has the weight to influence the minds and practices of other peoples by its mere attractiveness. However, Human Rights Watch's 2007 World Report concludes; that even if the European Union has the credibility and the power to 'fill the leadership void' in terms of human rights advocacy in the world, it is for the moment 'punching well below its weight'. READ MORE

5. 4. The EU's Normative Role: The Use of Political Conditionality in Relations with Cuba, China and Zimbabwe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Jörgensen; [2007]
   Keywords : European Union; political conditionality; third states; human rights; democracy; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The European Union (EU) is a unique foreign policy actor, because of its history and the diversity of its member states. The EU has developed a distinct approach to promoting human rights and democracy in third states. Its focus lies on positive engagement through constructive dialogue. READ MORE

6. 5. Human Rights in the ACP-EU Development Cooperation - Their Integration and How to Defend Them

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Per Holfve; [2002]
   Keywords : EG-rätt; Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The development cooperation between the ACP (African, Caribbean, Pacific) Countries and the European Union (The European Community and its Member States) has evolved during a period of about 45 years. The first stumbling steps were directed towards advanced trade but later on other important factors came into play. READ MORE