<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article seeks to assess policy options of the Eastern Partnership Policy in stimulating long-term change in the partner countries. It argues that the policy has limited power to directly promote consolidation of democratic and market economy institutions or implementation of sectoral reforms. This is due to the embeddedness and mutual reinforcement of existing institutions in the partner countries. Instead, the Eastern Partnership Policy can create new dynamics of change by altering the outcomes of day-to-day interactions of a large number of individuals and organisations. In this regard, removal of barriers to travel, trade and participation in the EU programmes is an overdue (albeit too small) step in the right direction.</p></abstract>

The article seeks to assess policy options of the Eastern Partnership Policy in stimulating long-term change in the partner countries. It argues that the policy has limited power to directly promote consolidation of democratic and market economy institutions or implementation of sectoral reforms. This is due to the embeddedness and mutual reinforcement of existing institutions in the partner countries. Instead, the Eastern Partnership Policy can create new dynamics of change by altering the outcomes of day-to-day interactions of a large number of individuals and organisations. In this regard, removal of barriers to travel, trade and participation in the EU programmes is an overdue (albeit too small) step in the right direction.

European promises: policy options of Eastern partnership policy

Institute of International Relations and Political Science

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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The article seeks to assess policy options of the Eastern Partnership Policy in stimulating long-term change in the partner countries. It argues that the...

European promises: policy options of Eastern partnership policy

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 164 - 181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2018-0020

Keywords
Eastern Partnership Policy, governance, new institutionalism

© 2018 Žilvinas Martinaitis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

European promises: policy options of Eastern partnership policy

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 164 - 181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2018-0020

KeywordsEastern Partnership Policy, governance, new institutionalism

© 2018 Žilvinas Martinaitis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Eastern Partnership Policy, governance, new institutionalism