1st Edition
Democratizing Central and Eastern Europe Successes and failures of the European Union
By Luca Tomini
Copyright 2015
196 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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At first, it was believed that accession to the EU would have a positive effect on the process of democratization in former communist countries. However, over time it became clear that difficulties with the democratic system endured in a number of these countries.
This book reconsiders the results of the process of democratization in Central and Eastern Europe and evaluates the nature and... Read more
Introduction 1 Effective Control and Proper Exercise of the Executive Power: Between Democratic Consolidation and Europeanization 2 Democratic Consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe: Domestic Factors, Paths and Outcomes 3 The External Influence on Democracy of the European Union: Strategies, Tools and Limits 4 Building Democratic and Accountable Governments 5 Ensuring Integrity: Between Political Behaviour and Policy-making 6 Accountability and Integrity: Between National Paths and European Pressures 7 Conclusions
Biography
Luca Tomini is Chargé de Recherche FNRS at the University of Brussels and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.
