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Tracking the evolution of conflict and cooperation patterns in three zones of contact between 1991 and 2016, this edited volume argues that, although the standard narrative remains compelling, local patterns of cooperation and conflict are partly autonomous from the geostrategic level.
List of contents
1. Theorising cooperation and conflict in Euro-Russian relations
Frédéric Mérand, Magdalena Dembińska and Dominika Kunertova
2. Conflict and cooperation between Europe and Russia: the autonomy of the local
Magdalena Dembińska, Frédéric Mérand and Anastasiya Shtaltovna
3. Hybrid geopolitics in EU-Russia relations: understanding the persistence of conflict and cooperation
Cristian Nitoiu and Florin Pasatoiu
4. Kaliningrad: a dual shift in cooperation and conflict
Anna-Sophie Maass
5. Not on speaking terms, but business as usual: the ambiguous coexistence of conflict and cooperation in EU–Russia relations
Tom Casier
6. Theorising conflict and cooperation in EU-Russia energy relations: ideas, identities and material factors in the Nord Stream 2 debate
Marco Siddi
7. Crisis response, path dependence, and the joint decision trap: the EU’s eastern and Russia policies after the Ukraine crisis
Joan DeBardeleben
About the author
Magdalena Dembińska is Professor of Political Science and Academic Director of CÉRIUM, the Centre for International Studies at Université de Montréal.
Frédéric Mérand is Professor of Political Science and Scientific Director of CÉRIUM, the Centre for International Studies at Université de Montréal.
Summary
Tracking the evolution of conflict and cooperation patterns in three zones of contact between 1991 and 2016, this edited volume argues that, although the standard narrative remains compelling, local patterns of cooperation and conflict are partly autonomous from the geostrategic level.
