UNPACKING THE CONCEPT OF SOCIETAL RESILIENCE IN THE EU’S POLICY TOWARDS ITS EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD
UNPACKING THE CONCEPT OF SOCIETAL RESILIENCE IN THE EU’S POLICY TOWARDS ITS EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD

Author(s): Anatolie Cărbune, Roxana-Mihaela Chiriac
Subject(s): Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: societal resilience; Eastern Neighbourhood; local ownership;
Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to analyse the conceptualisation of ‘societal resilience’ within European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) since its review in 2015. In particular, the paper seeks to identify the main components which underpin the concept of societal resilience. The research is based on content analysis of the main EU official documents, since the publication of the ENP review (2015) and until the publication of the Joint Communication on Eastern Partnership Policy on Reinforcing Resilience (2020). The research shows that the need for dialogue and cooperation appear as the most dominant ideas as part of the broader objective of building societal resilience. As such, it is argued that – at least conceptually – societal resilience clearly acts as a bridge between international dimension (EU, Union, Member States) and the societal one (local actors, citizens). The concept of societal resilience is based on a multitude of components, including resilience drivers, risks, opportunities and actors involved; however, dialogue seems to be the most common component.

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