The European Union as International Mediator: Brokering Stability and Peace in the Neighbourhood

The European Union as International Mediator

Brokering Stability and Peace in the Neighbourhood
 
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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ISBN13:9783030255664
ISBN10:3030255662
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:270 pages
Size:210x148 mm
Weight:379 g
Language:English
Illustrations: 2 Illustrations, black & white; 3 Illustrations, color
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This book explores the EU?s effectiveness as an international mediator and provides a comparative analysis of EU mediation through three case studies: the conflict over Montenegro?s independence, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and the Geneva International Discussions on South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The book starts from the observation that the EU has emerged as an important international provider of mediation in various conflicts around the world. Against this background, the author develops an analytical framework to investigate EU mediation effectiveness that is then applied to the three cases. The main finding of the book is that EU mediation has a stabilising effect on conflict dynamics, making renewed escalation less likely and contributing to the settlement of conflict issues. At the same time, the EU?s effectiveness depends primarily on its ability to influence the conflict parties? willingness to compromise through conditionality and diplomatic pressure.



Julian Bergmann is a researcher at the German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, DIE), Germany. His research focusses on EU policy (foreign, development, security), international mediation, and the security-development nexus.

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This book explores the EU?s effectiveness as an international mediator and provides a comparative analysis of EU mediation through three case studies: the conflict over Montenegro?s independence, the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and the Geneva International Discussions on South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The book starts from the observation that the EU has emerged as an important international provider of mediation in various conflicts around the world. Against this background, the author develops an analytical framework to investigate EU mediation effectiveness that is then applied to the three cases. The main finding of the book is that EU mediation has a stabilising effect on conflict dynamics, making renewed escalation less likely and contributing to the settlement of conflict issues. At the same time, the EU?s effectiveness depends primarily on its ability to influence the conflict parties? willingness to compromise through conditionality and diplomatic pressure.



?The European Union as International Mediator is a convincing assessment of the EU?s mediation effectiveness as part of the EU?s foreign and security policy. ? Rich in detail and supported by more than 70 interviews, the cases are comprehensive and interesting to read ? .? (Karin Göldner-Ebenthal and Beatrix Austin, S+F Sicherheit und Frieden, Vol. 37 (3), 2019)

Table of Contents:
?1 Introduction
1.1The EU?s Emergence as an International Mediator
1.2Delimiting EU Mediation in Theory and Practice
1.3Research on EU Mediation and the Main Contribution of the Book
1.4A Comparative Case Study Approach
1.5Introducing the Cases of EU Mediation
1.6Organisation of the Book

2 EU Mediation Effectiveness: an Analytical Framework
2.1Conceptualisation of EU Mediation Effectiveness
2.2Theorising the Conditions of EU Mediation Effectiveness
2.3Delimiting the Boundaries of the Analytical Framework

3The EU as a Mediator in the Conflict over Montenegro?s Independence
3.1Mediation Format and Setting
3.2The EU?s Effectiveness as a Mediator
3.3Conditions of EU Mediation Effectiveness
3.4Explaining EU Mediation Effectiveness in the Conflict over Montenegro?s Independence

4The EU as a Mediator in the Kosovo
-Serbia Conflict
4.1Mediation Format and Setting
4.2 The EU?s Effectiveness as a Mediator
4.3Conditions of EU Mediation Effectiveness
4.4Explaining EU Mediation Effectiveness in the Belgrade
-Pristina dialogue

5The EU as a Co
-Mediator in the Geneva International Discussions on South Ossetia and Abkhazia
5.1Mediation Format and Setting
5.2The EU?s Effectiveness as a Mediator
5.3Conditions of EU Mediation Effectiveness
5.4Explaining EU Mediation Effectiveness in the Geneva International Discussions

6Conclusions
6.1 Cross
-case Comparison and Causal Inferences
6.2Interpretation of Main Findings and Implications for Research
6.3Theoretical and Methodological Reflections
6.4Policy Recommendations
6.5Studying EU Mediation: The Way Forward

Annex