The Eurasian Economic Union and Integration Theory

Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Analytical Framework for the Comparison of Regions
	1.1 Research Question and Related Propositions
	1.2 Book Structure
	1.3 Theories of Integration
		1.3.1 Neofunctionalism
		1.3.2 Liberal Intergovernmentalism
		1.3.3 Social Constructivism
		1.3.4 Neorealism
		1.3.5 Interrelationship Among the Four Theories
		1.3.6 Excluded Approaches
	1.4 Themes and Criteria of the Comparison
		1.4.1 Why Several Theories?
		1.4.2 Why Dimensions?
		1.4.3 What Is the Relationship Between the Dimensions and the Theories?
		1.4.4 What Are the Themes and Specific Criteria of the Comparison?
			1.4.4.1 Economic Dimension
			1.4.4.2 Politico-Institutional Dimension
			1.4.4.3 Historico-Cultural Dimension
			1.4.4.4 Geostrategic Dimension
	1.5 Summary of the Analytical Framework
2 Economic Integration
	2.1 Breaches in the EAEU’s Common Market System
		2.1.1 Goods Market
		2.1.2 Services Market
		2.1.3 Labour Market
		2.1.4 Capital Market
		2.1.5 Conclusion
	2.2 Low Economic Interdependence and Its Causes
	2.3 Divergences in Endowment and Performance
	2.4 Case Study: Monetary Cooperation
		2.4.1 Pros and Cons of Monetary Unions
		2.4.2 OCA Criteria
		2.4.3 Monetary Union Criteria in the EAEU and the Eurozone
		2.4.4 Conclusion
	2.5 Conclusion
3 Structural Factors
	3.1 Number of Member States and Challenges of Enlargement
	3.2 Intra-Block Size, Power, and Interest Asymmetries
	3.3 Foreign Policy Divergence
	3.4 Institutional and Legal Order
	3.5 Conclusion
4 Overcoming Cultural Barriers?
	4.1 Variation in Cultural Diversity
	4.2 Discourses on Regional Unity
		4.2.1 Questioning Europeanness
		4.2.2 Eurasianness as a Non-Factor of Eurasian Integration
	4.3 The Russian Language and Russian-Language Diasporas After 1991
	4.4 Religious and Racial Divisions
	4.5 Conclusion
5 External Factors and Geostrategic Considerations
	5.1 The EU and the USA: Drifting Apart
	5.2 Inducing and Constraining Eurasian Integration
	5.3 China, an Additional Vector of Eurasian Integration
	5.4 Conclusion
6 Conclusion
Index