The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine
While the scope of the paper is to assess the actions undertaken by the European Union towards the FSU-CIS (the former Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States) which was manifested through the Eastern Partnership Initiative in the years 2008–2014, the focus will be centred on theoretical co...
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Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
2017-12-01
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| description | While the scope of the paper is to assess the actions undertaken by the European Union towards the FSU-CIS (the former Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States) which was manifested through the Eastern Partnership Initiative in the years 2008–2014, the focus will be centred on theoretical concepts and their ‘explanatory power’ rather than actions undertaken by European or Russian decision makers. Taking that into the account, this essay will critically assess the explanatory power of the neorealist school of thought which although overtly criticized, still remains a viable tool in explaining the processes occurring in international relations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2efd1befedb42e89dd594ff8aecfd852022-12-21T22:26:24ZengWydawnictwo Adam MarszałekPolish Political Science Yearbook0208-73752017-12-0146219020410.15804/ppsy2017212The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in UkraineMaciej Herbut0Renata Kunert-Milcarz1University of Wrocław (Poland)University of Wrocław (Poland)While the scope of the paper is to assess the actions undertaken by the European Union towards the FSU-CIS (the former Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States) which was manifested through the Eastern Partnership Initiative in the years 2008–2014, the focus will be centred on theoretical concepts and their ‘explanatory power’ rather than actions undertaken by European or Russian decision makers. Taking that into the account, this essay will critically assess the explanatory power of the neorealist school of thought which although overtly criticized, still remains a viable tool in explaining the processes occurring in international relations.http://www.czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/images/pliki/ppsy/46-2/ppsy2017212.pdfneorealismstructural realisminternational relations theoryRussian foreign policyEastern Partnership |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Herbut Renata Kunert-Milcarz The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine Polish Political Science Yearbook neorealism structural realism international relations theory Russian foreign policy Eastern Partnership |
| title | The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine |
| title_full | The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine |
| title_fullStr | The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine |
| title_short | The Explanatory Power of Structural Realism in the 21st Century: the Eastern Partnership, Russian Expansionism and the War in Ukraine |
| title_sort | explanatory power of structural realism in the 21st century the eastern partnership russian expansionism and the war in ukraine |
| topic | neorealism structural realism international relations theory Russian foreign policy Eastern Partnership |
| url | http://www.czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/images/pliki/ppsy/46-2/ppsy2017212.pdf |
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