Nariné Ghazaryan is a Lecturer in Law at Brunel University.

• 1 Introduction 1.1 Aims and Approaches 1.2 Structure 2 Democracy Promotion, EU External Relations Law and the ENP Objectives 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Democracy Promotion and EU External Relations Objectives 2.3 ENP Objectives: Democracy Promotion within a Security Framework? 2.4 Conclusion 3 Legal Aspects of ENP: Institutions, Competence and Instruments 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Pre- and Post-Lisbon Institutional Aspects 3.3 EU External Competence and ENP 3.4 Instruments and Methodology 3.5 Eastern Partnership: Another European Economic Area? 3.6 Conclusion 4 Democratic Values of the EU 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Normative Basis for Democracy Promotion: From Rome to Lisbon 4.3 Identification of Democratic Values 4.4 The Precedent of Enlargement 4.5 Conclusion 5 EU Democratic Values and the ENP – Implementation in the South Caucasus I: Action Plans 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Action Plans and EU Democratic Values: A Realistic Plan for Reform? 5.3 Action Plan Implementation: Democratic Credentials 5.4 Conclusion 6 EU Democratic Values and the ENP – Implementation in the South Caucasus II: Monitoring and Assistance 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Monitoring Political Reform in the South Caucasus 6.3 Financial Assistance and the Democratic Values of the EU 6.4 Conditionality: Quo Vadis? 6.5 Conclusion 7 Conclusion

Nariné Ghazaryan offers a fresh perspective by linking the discourse on democracy promotion to the ENP’s legal aspects....All in all, this book offers an insightful account of way in which the EU attempts to promote democracy in its neighbourhood....this book will certainly contribute to an enriched understanding of the European Neighbourhood Policy and its weaknesses.