Ukraine Between the EU and Russia: The Integration Challenge [Hardcover]

This book addresses the complex origins of the Ukrainian crisis. It places the crisis in a longer-term perspective and shows how the domestic political regime interpreted, balanced and eventually chose between the competing integration offers of Russia and the EU. It also explores the key implications for Ukraine's relations with the EU and Russia.Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Ukraine and Russia: Managing Interdependence 3. Ukraine and Europe: Integration by Demand 4. The EU and the Yanukovych Regime: The Widening Gap 5. Russia's New Integration Offer: Forcing Ukraine's Hand 6. Yanukovych, the EU and Russia: The End of Balancing 7. The Military Backlash 8. The Association Agreement: Trilateralisation Amidst War 9. Conclusions Bibliography IndexThe book will appeal to a broad audience stretching from undergraduates and scholars in a range of disciplines and specialisms to policymakers. While crisply written for a more general audience, area specialists will find some fascinating detail on the integration processes and a refreshingly nuanced account that contributes significantly to unpicking some prevailing myths about the crisis. It deserves to be widely read. (Sarah Whitmore, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (6), 2016)

Kataryna Wolczuk is Reader in Politics and International Studies at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), University of Birmingham, UK. Her previous publications include The Moulding of Ukraine: Constitutional Politics of State Formation (2002) and Eurasian Economic Integration: Law, Policy, and Politics (with Rilka Dragneva, 2013).

Rilka Dragneva is Reader in Law, Development and Regional Integration, University of Birmingham, UK. She works on regional integration, EU external policy, and legal reform with a special reference to Eastern Europe. Her recent publications focus on Eurasian economic integration and its overlaps with EU initiatives in thel{