The book provides a thorough assessment of EU democracy promotion in the Mediterranean region, with detailed case studies on Turkey and Jordan. Developing a theoretically based analytical framework, it focuses on the importance of the orientation and ownership of domestic actors in relation to any policies aimed at democracy promotion, and a broader dialogue between the donor and the targeted society. Jonasson argues that recipients of democracy promotion efforts need to be taken into account to a larger extent than has often been the case in the past, both in setting up democracy promotion and in analyzing it. The author demonstrates the broader usefulness of the analytical framework and concludes that there are basic deficiencies in EU's democracy promotion, leading to certain policy implications. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Democratisation studies, EU studies, Middle East Studies and EU Neighbourhood studies.