Abstract
The literature on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has so far mostly concentrated on variables pertaining to European Union (EU) governance to analyse the diffusion of EU norms and rules at its periphery. While these variables undoubtedly matter, the present paper brings in other factors to assess the EU's influence in its eastern neighbourhood and studies the interplay between domestic, EU and international factors in the process of the ENP implementation. The paper aims at mapping and explaining the EU's influence in Georgia by examining a set of three variables accounting for policy change in the field of visa policy: domestic preferences, EU pressure/incentives for Europeanisation and the influence of other international players. By explaining the resistance to, or the acceptance of, EU norms, the paper contributes to the debate on the mechanisms underlying EU's influence on neighbouring countries and the outcomes of this influence.
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