French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference
through securitisation to alternatives

J 2024

French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference through securitisation to alternatives

HAJKO, Juraj

Basic information

Original name

French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference through securitisation to alternatives

Authors

HAJKO, Juraj

Edition

Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, 1478-2804

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.300 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2351064

UT WoS

999

Keywords in English

France; Ukraine; EU; European political community; enlargement

Abstract

V originále

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, EU enlargement rebounded from the sidelines to take centre stage in the European debate. The overall support of the EU towards Kyiv was framed by a sudden moral imperative to help Ukraine enter the EU even though it had been stuck in the perpetual waiting room of Eastern Partnership for quite some time. France repeatedly attempted to form a pan-European body and created the European Political Community (EPC), allegedly intended primarily to help Ukraine. However, France has had an ambiguous attitude to EU enlargement which is domestically a politically sensitive topic. We examined to what extent a rationalist or securitisation-driven stance to EU enlargement prevails in France. To do so, an analysis of the geopolitical ambitions of France in Central and Eastern Europe together with its pan-European projects such as EPC was carried out. Our analysis proves that despite all the political statements of support for the EU candidate states, the French ruling elite and society do not favour enlargement. Potential member states are securitised in the political discourse and potential cons of their entry are emphasised. Moreover, French president Emmanuel Macron openly stated he expects the accession process of Ukraine would take decades.

Links

MUNI/A/1475/2023, interní kód MU

Name: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky VI

Investor: Masaryk University, Perspectives of the European integration in the context of Global Politics VI

Citovat

HAJKO, Juraj. French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference through securitisation to alternatives. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, neuveden, neuveden, p. 1-16. ISSN 1478-2804. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2351064.

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HAJKO, Juraj. French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference through securitisation to alternatives. \textit{Journal of Contemporary European Studies}. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor \&{} Francis, 2024, neuveden, neuveden, p.~1-16. ISSN~1478-2804. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2351064.

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