This book provides a critical review of the achievements and challenges of European organizations promoting democracy in the Republic of Armenia. Armenia is a post-transition country and yet not a consolidated democracy. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, and the European Union with its Neighbourhood Policy have been actively engaged in the country’s democratization process. A central question is to what extent reforms and recommendations have been accepted in Armenia, and whether they convey real implementations. By analyzing the organizations’ activities and recommendations, this book explains how projects overlap, whether they reveal an interlocking or interblocking nature, and when they cause unintended side effects.

Anahit Babayan, born in Yerevan, Armenia, studied Economics at Haigazian University and International Affairs at the Lebanese American University, both in Beirut, Lebanon. She was a PhD student and a Junior Researcher at the Center for Area Studies of Leipzig University, Germany.