This thesis assesses whether the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) could evolve as
an effective foreign policy tool of the EU. It aims to analyze the ENP&rsquo / s impact on the EU
foreign policy in general and the Union&rsquo / s transformative capacity over its neighbours in
particular. To this purpose, the thesis initially explores the underlying motives behind the
origins and emergence of the ENP and further elaborates its policy framework and its
phase of implementation so far.
The thesis then identifies the limits of the ENP, namely the internal and external
constraints of the policy and on the basis of these shortcomings, discusses the overall
impact of the ENP on the EU foreign policy. More specifically, the thesis focuses on the
ENP&rsquo / s impact analysis for the EU&rsquo / s transformative capacity in its direct neighbourhood.
Finally, the thesis assesses the main reasons of why it seems unlikely that the ENP could
not evolve as a fully-fledged foreign policy tool for the Union and highlights the need for
a major reform or re-adjustment of the policy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12608645/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2007 |
| Creators | Mazlum, Burcu |
| Contributors | Kahraman, Sevilay |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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