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Reversing the Gaze: Can the EU Import Democracy from Others?

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  • Kalypso Nicolaidis
  • Richard Youngs

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For over two decades, the EU has used a wide range of policy instruments to support democratic reform in third countries under the assumption that the rest of the world must learn from Europeans. This one‐way democracy policy is out of tune with the times as political malaise spreads within the EU and as global geopolitics calls for genuine decolonial mindsets. In this contribution, we ask what it would take for the EU to reverse the democratic gaze. We argue that the EU could do more to open itself to the democratic innovations unfolding around the world where reformers have long been grappling with anti‐democratic playbooks. We distinguish between three relevant realms, namely, that of power‐sharing arrangements, democratic backsliding and regional mechanisms. We hope to offer a significant tweak to decolonization analysis and a political, normative supplement to this Special Issue's concern with outside influences on the EU.

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  • Kalypso Nicolaidis & Richard Youngs, 2023. "Reversing the Gaze: Can the EU Import Democracy from Others?," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 61(6), pages 1605-1621, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:1605-1621
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.13477
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