ABSTRACT

This article focuses on how the European neighborhood policy is viewed in the three South Caucasus countries (Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan). We explore perceptions of the EU’s role in the region and compare these perceptions with the EU’s own role conceptions in the neighborhood. We use role theory as a theoretical framework, within which these perceptions can be analyzed and compared. We scrutinize the partner countries’ perception of the EU as a driver of democratization and modernization, as well as their assessment of the degree to which the EU fulfills the role. Our findings indicate that the EU’s role conception is indeed recognized and accepted by a majority of key actors in the South Caucasian countries. However, in the perceptions of South Caucasus actors the EU’s role as a promoter of democratization and modernization is not mirrored by its role performance, as EU policies do not adequately address the domestic and regional contexts.

抽象的

本文重点介绍三个南高加索国家（亚美尼亚，乔治亚州和阿塞拜疆）如何看待欧洲邻国政策。我们探索了对欧盟在该地区的角色的认识，并将这些看法与欧盟自身在邻里的角色构想进行了比较。我们使用角色理论作为一个理论框架，在其中可以对这些看法进行分析和比较。我们审查了伙伴国家对欧盟作为民主化和现代化驱动因素的看法，并评估了它们对欧盟履行职责的程度的评估。我们的发现表明，欧盟的角色概念确实得到了南高加索国家中大多数主要角色的认可和接受。然而，