EU as an Actor in Central Asia

Sebastian Mayer is DAAD Associate Professor of International Relations at the OSCE Academy and Associate Fellow at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Jakob Lempp is Full Professor of Political Science with a focus on International Relations at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Kleve, Germany.

• 1. Introduction: The European Union and Central Asia.- 2. Key turning points in EU-Central Asia Relations.- Part I. EU External Action and Regional Response.- 3. European Union Action towards Central Asia.- 4. EU Member States and Central Asia.- 5. Negotiating and Implementing the (E)PCAs.- 6. The EU and Central Asia: Mutual Perceptions.- Part II. Action-Response across Issue Areas.- 7. Economic Development and Trade.- 8. Provision of Security.- 9. Democratization and Human Rights.- 10. Environmental Affairs.- 11. Education.- 12. Conclusions.