title: The construction and deconstruction of the EU’s neighbourhood
abstract: This chapter argues that the European Union' (EU) ability to impose on its neighbours the geopolitical imaginary of European space embedded within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is restricted. It begins with the EU's geopolitical vision of Europe and its construction of the neighbourhood in the ENP. The chapter examines the ENP in practice. It explores the 'partners' role in impacting back on the ENP and the construction of Europe in the policy. It also argues that the ENP has served an