This timely book seeks to contribute to the debate on the transfer of values, rules, and practices by European actors to former soviet countries. The actors in focus include multilateral organizations, such as the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, as well as European governments and non-governmental organizations. The contributions in this collection address different aspects of the export or transfer of values, such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, as well as rules and practices in the fields of education and migration management, examining motives, mechanisms, and effects of the European engagement.

Vera Axyonova is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Justus Liebig University Giessen and Fulda University of Applied Sciences. She is also a Hurford Next Generation Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a PhD from the University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen. Her research interests include the European Union's foreign affairs, democratization policies, and security developments in post-soviet states.