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Ekiz, Seyma . Responses of the EU and Member States to the Tunisian Revolution: Discourse vs Action. Br. J. Middle East. Stud.. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1469-3542

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Abstract

Despite the normative positioning of individual EU member states ' domestic interests and the EU ' s prioritizing of security and business interests over its values, there is sometimes an overlap making the EU ' s relations with the southern neighbourhood complicated. Consequently, it is important to understand how EU leaders assess their interests and what they have done in Tunisia as well as taking note of consistent cooperation and conflict with member states. The aim is to see if the rhetoric is in conformity with the actions or if normative speeches are used for justifying interests. Findings based on interviews with experts as well as content analysis of official documents and media coverage show that there is no policy area where speeches are based on values while actions are based on interests. Secondly, it is confirmed that an increase in interest-based policies at the member state level is associated with a decrease in value-based policies at the EU level, especially in the area of migration.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ekiz, Seyma UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-561750
DOI:	10.1080/13530194.2020.1847040
Journal or Publication Title:	Br. J. Middle East. Stud.
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1469-3542
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Area Studies; History Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56175