Overview

As they seek to join the West, the Central and East European states face challenging expectations for domestic and international political behaviour. Key Western organizations, especially the European Union and NATO, hold out the promise of membership in return for adherence to specific European norms and standards. The benefits of membership are high, generating equally high pressure on governments to adopt Western norms. In this comprehensive study on the subject, contributors examine how this process operates in a variety of domains, including civil-military relations; social, labour and regional relations; economic and information policies; and foreign policy. Each contributor considers, inter alia, what norms are generated by (or absent from) European international organizations; how they are communicated to prospective members; and, most importantly, what impact they have had on the policies and actions of individual countries as well as on the region as a whole. Drawing from both Central and Southeastern Europe, these studies seek to provide the empirical foundation needed to support theories of norm diffusion, constructivism, and liberalism in international relations and comparative politics alike.

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Author:   Ronald H. Linden ,  Pavel Cernoch ,  William R. Clark ,  Annette Freyberg-Inan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.667kg
ISBN:  

9780742516021

ISBN 10:   0742516024
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   23 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Impact of International Organizations on the Central and Eastern European States—Conceptual and Theoretical Issues Part 2 PART I: European Organizations and East European Democracy Chapter 3 The Democratic Dimension of EU Enlargement: The Role of Parliament and Public Opinion Chapter 4 Transferring Transparency: The Impact of European Institutions on East-Central Europe Part 5 PART II: Impact on Countries Chapter 6 Slovenia and the European Union: A Different Kind of Two-Level Game Chapter 7 Which Way to Progress? The Impact of International Organizations in Romania Chapter 8 NATO Standards and Military Reform in Poland: A Revolution from Without Chapter 9 Security and Identity in Southeast Europe: Bulgaria, NATO and the War in Kosovo Part 10 PART III: Impact in Policy Areas Chapter 11 Transformation, Accession to the European Union, and Institutional Design: The Fate of Tripartism Chapter 12 European Integration and Minority Rights: The Case of Hungary and its Neighbors Chapter 13 Harmonizing Laws with the European Union: The Case of Intellectual Property Rights in the Czech Republic Chapter 14 The Diffusion of EU Social and Employment Legislation in Poland and Hungary Chapter 15 The Pivotal EU Role in the Creation of Czech Regional Policy Chapter 16 Political Business Cycles in EU Accession Countries Chapter 17 Conclusion: International Organizations and East Europe—Bringing Parallel Tracks Together

Reviews

R. H. Linden has edited a book with a clear theme and with an intriguiging title. The overall theme is coherent in showing how, why and to what degree the norms of the International Organizations have become entrenched in the Central and East European Countries. Seer A very good book-theoretically grounded, empirically rich, and wide ranging. European Integration Norms and Nannies will stimulate..discussions through its innovative findings, both in theory and research. It will also encourage them through its appealing style... International Studies Review This book makes a welcome and useful contribution to the debate on the post-communist transformation and Europeanization of CEE states, primarily because of its wide-ranging and informed coverage of many of the issues that remain on these states' political agenda. European Foreign Affairs Review Norms and Nannies stands out because of its integration of political theory in the economic and social environment of the CEEC. The relevant issues are described with clarity, which makes the analysis understandable to professionals from the disciplines of economics, law, international relations, foreign policy, and development studies. The theoretical part of the book reveals that the targeted audience is students of political science, but the book also provides useful information for the aforementioned disciplines. Perspectives On Political Science

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Ronald H. Linden is professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh.

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