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The Politics of EU Judicial Support after the Arab Spring

From Independence to Efficiency

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  1. Gaia Taffoni

    1. School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

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  • Analyses two judicial reforms carried out in a pivotal moment for the history of Jordan and Morocco

  • Sheds light on the impact of democracy and rule of law support programmes of the EU towards Southern neighbourhood countries

  • Contributes to different strands of literature including Europeanization, Policy Transfer, Democratisation, New Public Management, and EU-Mediterranean relations

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Promoting Justice in the Southern Mediterranean

    • Gaia Taffoni
    Pages 1-59

  3. The Nature of EU Judicial Support in the Southern Neighbourhood: Exploring Sectoral Cooperation

    • Gaia Taffoni
    Pages 61-89

  4. Morocco: Judicial Changes Between European and Domestic Models

    • Gaia Taffoni
    Pages 91-109

  5. Jordan: Little Steps Towards a Reformed Judiciary

    • Gaia Taffoni
    Pages 111-129

  6. Limitations and Possibilities of Externally Supported Judicial Reforms

    • Gaia Taffoni
    Pages 131-142

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 143-145
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About this book

This book explores the judicial transformations in the Southern Mediterranean region and the mechanisms that trigger these changes. It analyses judicial reforms in Jordan and Morocco in the context of the EU policies to promote and diffuse democratic principles and practices in the MENA region. Based on original empirical research, the book reports findings on how networks of actors involved in the implementation of programs funded by the EU handle policy ideas and interests, and by doing so influence policy outcomes. This study covers both the institutional and the organizational/managerial dimensions of justice, thus shedding light on the two most relevant and critical factors for innovations in the domain of justice.

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“Assessing the impact of foreign support for democratization has not been an easy task for scholars. Taffoni’s research focuses on a singular aspect of this effort, namely, to transform the judicial system. She deploys an original conceptualization of the process—distinguishing between its institutional and its operational dimensions—and applies this to an ingenious ‘most similar’ comparative design between two ‘hybrid’ cases: Morocco and Jordan. Her findings are both convincing and counterintuitive to me and I invite all students of this topic to discover if they would agree.”


—Philippe C. Schmiter, Professor Emeritus, European University Institute, Italy


“When the prevailing scholarly attention is on the paths to authoritarianism, this original and refreshing book leads the reader towards the analysis of changes in the opposite direction. Everyone who has been working on political regime changes knows that the transformation of the judicial system is the most crucial aspect of transitions to democracy. Gaia Taffoni explores this dimension through a binary comparison where the two dimensions of justice (the independence of judiciary and the efficiency of the justice system) are explored with the skilfulness of an experienced scholar. A compulsory read for anyone interested in North Africa, Europeanization, justice, and democratization.”


—Leonardo Morlino, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, LUISS G. Carli, Roma, Italy, and former President of International Political Science Association (IPSA)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

    Gaia Taffoni

About the author

Gaia Taffoni is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Italy. Her research interests lie in the politics of judicial systems, judicial administration, and European public policy. She has explored her research interests at EU-level and member states-level as well as in the countries of the MENA region.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Politics of EU Judicial Support after the Arab Spring

  • Book Subtitle: From Independence to Efficiency

  • Authors: Gaia Taffoni

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50773-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50772-5Published: 20 August 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50775-6Published: 20 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-50773-2Published: 19 August 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 145

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Public Policy

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