%0 Journal Article
%T Ukraine, the European Union and the Democracy Question
%A Geoffrey Pridham
%J Romanian Journal of European Affairs (RJEA)
%D 2011
%I European Institute of Romania
%X Recent political developments in Ukraine call into question its democratisation process. For this reason, it is important to consider EU relations with that country as offering a possible protection against full democratic inversion. Two problems are considered: the continuity of EU policy towards Kyiv; and, the scope for EU influence in furthering democratic standards. In the light of patterns since the Orange Revolution in 2004, the political outlook for EU/Ukraine relations appears unpromising.
%K Orange Revolution
%K democracy
%K European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
%K membership
%K Eastern Partnership
%K Ukraine.
%U http://www.ier.ro/documente/rjea_vol11_no4/RJEA_2011_vol11_no4_Ukraine,_the_European_Union_and_the_Democracy_Question.pdf