One Swallow Does Not Make Spring: A Critical Juncture Perspective on the EU Sanctions in Response to the Arab Spring

One Swallow Does Not Make Spring: A Critical Juncture Perspective on the EU Sanctions in Response to the Arab Spring

This article examines to what extent the Arab Spring constitutes a critical juncture – a major turning point – for the EU’s sanctions policy towards Egypt, Libya, Syria and Tunisia. Based on a multidimensional critical juncture operationalization, we find that the Arab Spring only constitutes such a...

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Main Authors: BOOGAERTS, Andreas, PORTELA, Clara, DRIESKENS, Edith
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
Subjects:
Eastern European Studies
International Relations
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Political Science
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1875
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3132/viewcontent/P_ID_52574_Boogaerts_Portela_DrieskensNov2015_Swallow.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:This article examines to what extent the Arab Spring constitutes a critical juncture – a major turning point – for the EU’s sanctions policy towards Egypt, Libya, Syria and Tunisia. Based on a multidimensional critical juncture operationalization, we find that the Arab Spring only constitutes such a turning point for the EU’s sanctions policy towards Syria. Both the level and nature of measures differ substantially from previous years. By contrast, the EU’s sanctions practice towards Libya, Egypt and Tunisia shows more resilience. More generally, changes in the nature of the measures are prominent, whereas changes in the level of the policy instruments and in underlying norms and goals are limited.

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