Triggering a balance of power
(2016) STVK02 20152Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In 1998 Richard Rosecrace wrote that there was no attempts to balance against the growing power of the European Union. Today the statement by Rosecrance has been falsified by a balancing behaviour by the Russian Federation and CIS member states.
In this thesis I search for the trigger to this change in behaviour. The thesis builds a theoretical framework based on neorealist theory and balance of power theory through which types of actions that can cause balancing behaviour to occur is identified. Typically these actions must generate a perception of threat to trigger balancing behaviour. This set of hypothetical actions is thereafter matched with events from 2005 to 2015.
The thesis conclude that there is a balancing behaviour against... (More) - In 1998 Richard Rosecrace wrote that there was no attempts to balance against the growing power of the European Union. Today the statement by Rosecrance has been falsified by a balancing behaviour by the Russian Federation and CIS member states.
In this thesis I search for the trigger to this change in behaviour. The thesis builds a theoretical framework based on neorealist theory and balance of power theory through which types of actions that can cause balancing behaviour to occur is identified. Typically these actions must generate a perception of threat to trigger balancing behaviour. This set of hypothetical actions is thereafter matched with events from 2005 to 2015.
The thesis conclude that there is a balancing behaviour against the EU and that it is led by Russia. A combination of actions from the side of EU; expansion, Common Defence and Security Policy and deployment of military to the Russian-Georgian border is thought to have triggerd the balancing behaviour. (Less) - Popular Abstract
- In 1998 Richard Rosecrace wrote that there was no attempts to balance against the growing power of the European Union. Today the statement by Rosecrance has been falsified by a balancing behaviour by the Russian Federation and CIS member states.
In this thesis I search for the trigger to this change in behaviour. The thesis builds a theoretical framework based on neorealist theory and balance of power theory through which types of actions that can cause balancing behaviour to occur is identified. Typically these actions must generate a perception of threat to trigger balancing behaviour. This set of hypothetical actions is thereafter matched with events from 2005 to 2015.
The thesis conclude that there is a balancing behaviour against... (More) - In 1998 Richard Rosecrace wrote that there was no attempts to balance against the growing power of the European Union. Today the statement by Rosecrance has been falsified by a balancing behaviour by the Russian Federation and CIS member states.
In this thesis I search for the trigger to this change in behaviour. The thesis builds a theoretical framework based on neorealist theory and balance of power theory through which types of actions that can cause balancing behaviour to occur is identified. Typically these actions must generate a perception of threat to trigger balancing behaviour. This set of hypothetical actions is thereafter matched with events from 2005 to 2015.
The thesis conclude that there is a balancing behaviour against the EU and that it is led by Russia. A combination of actions from the side of EU; expansion, Common Defence and Security Policy and deployment of military to the Russian-Georgian border is thought to have triggerd the balancing behaviour. (Less)
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- author
- Bruno, Thomas LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Has the EU triggered Russia to balance against it? Thomas
- course
- STVK02 20152
- year
- 2016
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- European Union, Russia, Balance of Power, trigger, threat
- language
- English
- id
- 8514650
- date added to LUP
- 2016-02-02 13:54:41
- date last changed
- 2016-02-02 13:54:41
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