Regionalism as You Like It? Armenia and the Eurasian Integration Process

Laure Delcour (1)

1 FMSH - Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme

The article seeks to provide insights into how the EAEU is used and exploited by local actors as an economic and political resource. It does so by delving into the preferences and practices of Armenian political elites and non-state actors. The article highlights multiple flexibilities in the Eurasian integration process. Uncertainties and flaws in the rule-making process create loopholes that are then exploited by domestic actors (that is, rule-takers) with a view to pursuing their own goals. Thus, processes of rule development and adoption entail a variety of nuances also involving translation, adjustment and adaptation. Therefore, the article brings strong nuances into the prevailing picture of Eurasian integration as an example of hard regionalism, and instead suggests the development of a malleable integration process.

Mots clés: regionalism; actor strategies; Armenia; Eurasian Economic Union

Domaines: Science politique

Laure Delcour. Regionalism as You Like It? Armenia and the Eurasian Integration Process. The International Spectator, 2018, 53 (3), pp.55-69. ⟨10.1080/03932729.2018.1483608⟩. ⟨halshs-02189460v2⟩