Уровни анализа как инструмент оценки эволюции отношений России и Европейского союза

Современная Европа. 2017. № 2. С. 30–42.

Romanova T. A.

The article suggests a new approach for the study of EU-Russian relations, based on levels of analysis. Departing from the categories ‘levels’ and ‘levels of analysis’ in IR theory, the article formulates structural, thematic and institutional approaches to the evolution of relations between various actors. Structural approach identifies the levels of personality, region, state, integration entities (the EU or the Eurasian Economic Union) as well as that of international organizations or global order. Thematically three levels are identified: that of long-term conceptual goals and values, long-term goals in specific policy areas as well as the level of their implementation. Finally, institutional levels of analysis consist of interstate / intergovernmental, transgovernmental and transnational relations. For each of the three approaches to the levels of analysis the article describes theoretical roots, defines the levels and demonstrates the value, providing questions and problematic areas, which they help to examine.

Keywords: институты, institutions, международный, наднациональный, национальный уровни, интересы, EU-Russian relations, transnational, транснациональный, нормативная сила, interest, Отношения России и ЕС, transgovernmental, normative power, Levels of analysis, уровни анализа, norms and values, трансправительственный, нормы и ценности, supranational