Luca Tomini

Democratizing Central and Eastern Europe

Successes and failures of the European Union

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reconsiders the results of the process of democratization in Central and Eastern Europe and evaluates the nature and effectiveness of the Europeanization process. It comparatively explores the process of democratic consolidation and accession to the European Union in Poland, Slovakia and Bulgaria. Using these case studies, the book assesses the impact of the EU on the accountability and integrity of governments in this part of Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138831827
• ISBN-10: 1138831824
• Artikelnr.: 42198974

Autorenporträt

Luca Tomini is Chargé de Recherche FNRS at the University of Brussels and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

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