Abstract
The recent expansion of the war in Ukraine calls for a better understanding of EU-Ukraine relations. This paper explicates the legitimation of EU foreign policy regarding Ukraine during and after the Orange Revolution. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, this research aims to uncover the intent behind the EU’s legitimation discourse vis-à-vis Ukraine following the Orange Revolution. An analysis of the EU’s legitimation discourse vis-à-vis Ukraine after the Orange Revolution fulfils the second aim of this paper: filling a gap in International Relations scholarship on EU-Ukraine relations. Following a formal- and content-related analysis of argumentation schemes, this paper argues that the EU perceived the Orange Revolution as an opportunity with which it could test its European Neighbourhood Policy in order to legitimise it taking action on the global stage. Since this paper helps to understand the legitimation of EU foreign policy towards Ukraine, it might provide a basis for the analysis of EU foreign policy regarding Ukraine in other timeframes and towards other states in the post-Soviet space.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2286037 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Cogent Social Sciences |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Action Plan
- argumentation
- discourse analysis
- discourse-historical approach
- EU-Ukraine relations
- European Neighbourhood Policy
- European Union
- legitimation
- Orange Revolution
- Ukraine