Books by Tobias Schumacher
Previously published as a special issue of Mediterranean Politics, this collection critically ana... more Previously published as a special issue of Mediterranean Politics, this collection critically analyzes the dynamics and complexities of the wider Euro-Mediterranean area on the basis of individual theory-informed designs and conceptual frameworks.
Since the predominant focus has been on the first (political and security partnership) and the second baskets (economic and financial partnership) of the Barcelona Process, our contributors analyze social and cultural issues (the third basket of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership), drawing upon linkages between concepts, structures and policy outcomes.
Some articles focus on the impact of the EU's actor capability in the area of EU policies towards the South in enhancing interregional dialogue, understanding and cultural cooperation. Others focus on a critical discourse analysis of dialogue, identity, power, human rights and civil society (including Western and non-Western conceptions). Finally, the volume culminates with a discussion on cultural democracy in Euro-Mediterranean relations.
Historically, the international relations of the European Union (EU) have been guided by the inte... more Historically, the international relations of the European Union (EU) have been guided by the interests of its member countries and by the heritage that each of them has chosen to promote, or pass on to the Union. The colonial legacy plays a crucial role in determining and developing the foreign policy of the Union. The authors approach the relationships between the GCC and EU through analyzing the prevalent operational mechanisms in each of the two regional organizations. The great differences between them hinder the improvement of their collective relations. This renders it imperative upon all the parties concerned to clarify the reasons to facilitate further development.
This book, however, provides in-depth analysis for the adopted mechanisms and policies by each of the two blocs and highlights the political and institutional priorities for such differences as well as it presents a workable perspective for bilateral cooperation.
Die letzte im deutschsprachigen Raum erschienene Monographie zur Mittelmeer-Politik der EG/EU sta... more Die letzte im deutschsprachigen Raum erschienene Monographie zur Mittelmeer-Politik der EG/EU stammt aus dem Jahr 1983. Seither ist jedoch keine Studie mehr vorgelegt worden, welche die euro-mediterrane Verklammerung umfassend sowohl aus empirischer als auch aus
theoretisch-konzeptioneller Perspektive untersucht und in Relation zu den strukturellen und institutionellen Charakteristika der EG/EU setzt. Diese Forschungslücke versucht der Autor der
vorliegenden Studie, Dr. Tobias Schumacher, Research Fellow und Koordinator des Mediterranean Programme am Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies des Europäischen
Hochschulinstituts in Florenz, unter Zugrundelegung des 1977 von Gunnar Sjöstedt vorgestellten und vielfach übersehenen Konzepts der Actor Capability zu schließen. Mit Hilfe dieses
analytischen Instruments wird versucht, dem interessierten Leser vertiefte Kenntnisse über den euro-mediterranen Kooperationsrahmen sowie den südlichen Mittelmeerraum zu vermitteln und gleichzeitig einen Erklärungsansatz dafür anzubieten, warum die EU-Mittelmeer-Politik in ihrer mehr als vierzigjährigen Geschichte immer wieder unter erheblichen Reformdruck geraten ist.
Papers by Tobias Schumacher
and Ukraine. It aims to strengthen the prosperity, stability and security of all. It is based on ... more and Ukraine. It aims to strengthen the prosperity, stability and security of all. It is based on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and is a bilateral policy between the EU and each partner country, with regional cooperation initiatives: the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and the Union for the Mediterranean [1]. [1]For information about bilateral relations between the EU and the eastern partners and Mediterranean partners, please refer to the fact sheets on those topics (5.5.5; 5.5.6 and 5.5.7).
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks, 2017
Die Notwendigkeit einer Reform der gemeinschaftlichen Maghreb-Politik wird von europaischen Polit... more Die Notwendigkeit einer Reform der gemeinschaftlichen Maghreb-Politik wird von europaischen Politikern nur vereinzelt, von Politikwissenschaftlern und Okonomen indessen starker propagiert. Wenngleich die gemeinschaftliche Maghreb-Politik mit der NMP und dem Partnerschaftskonzept von Barcelona sowie den neuen Europa-Mittelmeer-Abkommen erst in jungster Zeit weiterentwickelt wurde, besteht — wie die vorangegangenen Kapitel deutlich gemacht haben — noch immer ein erheblicher Reformbedarf. So stellen die beiden spanischen Politologen Lorca und Nunez fest: „It’s evident that the Renewed Mediterranean Policy, although it has only begun to be applied, will not be effective in achieving its proposed objectives.“536
Bristol University Press eBooks, Apr 5, 2022
Review 1: Comments and scores given by a second expert from the country in question Review 2: Adj... more Review 1: Comments and scores given by a second expert from the country in question Review 2: Adjustment of scores within regions Review 3: Adjustment of scores in international comparison Review 4: Final scores reviewed and approved by the BTI Board Analytic Dimensions (based on mean value of aggregated criteria results) Status Democracy Status Market Economy Transformation Management weighted with Level of Difficulty Status Index Management Index
Routledge eBooks, Dec 6, 2017
Democratization, Jul 21, 2011
With the adoption of the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) in 2003, the European Union (EU) for... more With the adoption of the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) in 2003, the European Union (EU) for the first time introduced benchmarking procedures in the realm of democracy promotion, while also establishing the principles of 'positive conditionality' and ...
Routledge eBooks, Oct 13, 2021
European Foreign Affairs Review
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2017
The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy 'At a moment when the EU is once again reviewing its si... more The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy 'At a moment when the EU is once again reviewing its signature European Neighbourhood Policy, this book is instructive in assessing the last revision to this strategy in 2011. Bouris and Schumacher have assembled an interestingly eclectic mix of contributions, many of which offer useful perspectives somewhat different from standard accounts of EU foreign policy. The volume sheds light on why the promised ENP upgrade went awry and failed to divert the crises with which the EU now grapples to its east and south.'-Richard Youngs, Professor of International Relations, University of Warwick, UK 'This expansive set of chapters clarifies the urgency and complexity involved in the EU's revised policy for engagement with the Union's southern and eastern neighborhoods. Conceptually sophisticated and empirically rich, the book tackles the ontological ambivalence, normative tensions, and operational challenges in the EU's Revised ENP, leaving no doubt about the inextricable, reflexive linkages between the future of the EU and developments in countries to the south and east.'-Elizabeth H. Prodromou, Visiting Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA 'Dimitris Bouris' and Tobias Schumacher's book will become an indispensable read in the study of the ENP. It provides a major new critical synthesis of the Union's relations with its immediate neighbours in the framework of the revised ENP of 2011. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the ENP's subsequent reviews and thus the EU's evolving foreign policy towards its 'near abroad'.'-Sharon Pardo, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam-Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 'The neighbourhood is crucial to the future of the EU, in terms of not only security, but also and especially governance, sustainable development and social equality. The authors in this volume draw on their unique expertise to unpack the key issues and highlight what has changed and what needs changing in the European stance.'-Federica Bicchi, Associate Professor
Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2019, 2019
Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2018, 2018
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Books by Tobias Schumacher
Since the predominant focus has been on the first (political and security partnership) and the second baskets (economic and financial partnership) of the Barcelona Process, our contributors analyze social and cultural issues (the third basket of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership), drawing upon linkages between concepts, structures and policy outcomes.
Some articles focus on the impact of the EU's actor capability in the area of EU policies towards the South in enhancing interregional dialogue, understanding and cultural cooperation. Others focus on a critical discourse analysis of dialogue, identity, power, human rights and civil society (including Western and non-Western conceptions). Finally, the volume culminates with a discussion on cultural democracy in Euro-Mediterranean relations.
This book, however, provides in-depth analysis for the adopted mechanisms and policies by each of the two blocs and highlights the political and institutional priorities for such differences as well as it presents a workable perspective for bilateral cooperation.
theoretisch-konzeptioneller Perspektive untersucht und in Relation zu den strukturellen und institutionellen Charakteristika der EG/EU setzt. Diese Forschungslücke versucht der Autor der
vorliegenden Studie, Dr. Tobias Schumacher, Research Fellow und Koordinator des Mediterranean Programme am Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies des Europäischen
Hochschulinstituts in Florenz, unter Zugrundelegung des 1977 von Gunnar Sjöstedt vorgestellten und vielfach übersehenen Konzepts der Actor Capability zu schließen. Mit Hilfe dieses
analytischen Instruments wird versucht, dem interessierten Leser vertiefte Kenntnisse über den euro-mediterranen Kooperationsrahmen sowie den südlichen Mittelmeerraum zu vermitteln und gleichzeitig einen Erklärungsansatz dafür anzubieten, warum die EU-Mittelmeer-Politik in ihrer mehr als vierzigjährigen Geschichte immer wieder unter erheblichen Reformdruck geraten ist.
Papers by Tobias Schumacher
Since the predominant focus has been on the first (political and security partnership) and the second baskets (economic and financial partnership) of the Barcelona Process, our contributors analyze social and cultural issues (the third basket of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership), drawing upon linkages between concepts, structures and policy outcomes.
Some articles focus on the impact of the EU's actor capability in the area of EU policies towards the South in enhancing interregional dialogue, understanding and cultural cooperation. Others focus on a critical discourse analysis of dialogue, identity, power, human rights and civil society (including Western and non-Western conceptions). Finally, the volume culminates with a discussion on cultural democracy in Euro-Mediterranean relations.
This book, however, provides in-depth analysis for the adopted mechanisms and policies by each of the two blocs and highlights the political and institutional priorities for such differences as well as it presents a workable perspective for bilateral cooperation.
theoretisch-konzeptioneller Perspektive untersucht und in Relation zu den strukturellen und institutionellen Charakteristika der EG/EU setzt. Diese Forschungslücke versucht der Autor der
vorliegenden Studie, Dr. Tobias Schumacher, Research Fellow und Koordinator des Mediterranean Programme am Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies des Europäischen
Hochschulinstituts in Florenz, unter Zugrundelegung des 1977 von Gunnar Sjöstedt vorgestellten und vielfach übersehenen Konzepts der Actor Capability zu schließen. Mit Hilfe dieses
analytischen Instruments wird versucht, dem interessierten Leser vertiefte Kenntnisse über den euro-mediterranen Kooperationsrahmen sowie den südlichen Mittelmeerraum zu vermitteln und gleichzeitig einen Erklärungsansatz dafür anzubieten, warum die EU-Mittelmeer-Politik in ihrer mehr als vierzigjährigen Geschichte immer wieder unter erheblichen Reformdruck geraten ist.