The Road to the European Union
Author: Jacques Rupnik
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2003-11-08
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780719065972
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The Czech Republic and the European Union
Author: Dan Marek
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-10-04
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 1136940987
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines the relationship between the Czech Republic and the European Union (EU). The authors examine the Czech Republic’s road to EU membership in 2004 and assess how EU accession has affected or changed the Czech Republic, including its domestic politics, governing institutions and public policies. It also examines how the Czech Republic has behaved as an EU member state, addressing the questions: What are the Czech Republic’s interests in the EU and how has it sought to influence EU policymaking? How have Czech interests and behaviour been shaped by the country’s position as: a new member state; a small member state; a relatively poor member state; and a post-communist member state? The book also addresses the Czech Republic’s preparations for assuming the EU presidency in January 2009, and evaluates the actual conduct of the presidency. Although a case study of a single member state, this book sheds light on a number of broader points or issues pertaining to the EU and its member states. It contributes to academic debate and knowledge about the EU and European integration, including the debates on Europeanization and the role of small states in the EU. This book will of interest to students and scholars of the European Union, European politics and Post-Communist politics.
Governing the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Author: John A. Scherpereel
Publisher: Firstforumpress
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explores the interplay of historical institutional legacies, short-term elite interests, and international pressures in the process of democratic consolidation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The Czech and Slovak Republics
Author: M. Mark Stolarik
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9633861543
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The essays in the book compare the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The papers deal with the causes of the divorce and discuss the political, economic and social developments in the new countries. This is the only English-language volume that presents the synoptic findings of leading Czech, Slovak, and North American scholars in the field.The authors include two former Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, eight leading scholars (four Czechs and four Slovaks), and eight knowledgeable commentators from North America. The most significant new insight is that in spite of predictions by various pundits in the Western World that Czechia would flourish after the breakup and Slovakia would languish, the opposite has happened. While the Czech Republic did well in its early years, it is now languishing while Slovakia, which had a rough start, is now doing very well. Anyone interested in the history of the Czech and Slovak Republics over the last twenty years will find gratification in reading this book.
The Slovak Republic on Its Way Into the European Union
Author: Eduard Kukan
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 10
ISBN-13: 9783933307408
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Author: Carol Leff
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This clear, objective introduction to the politics of Czechoslovakia and the successor Czech and Slovak republics builds a framework for understanding the dynamics of the "triple transition": democrat"
Europe in 12 Lessons
Author: Pascal Fontaine
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9789279715624
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What purpose does the EU serve? Why and how was it set up? How does it work? What has it already achieved for its citizens, and what new challenges does it face today? In a globalised world, can the EU compete successfully with other major economies while maintaining its social standards? How can immigration be managed? What will Europe’s role be on the world stage in the years ahead? Where will the EU’s boundaries be drawn? And what future is there for the euro? These are just some of the questions explored by EU expert Pascal Fontaine in this 2017 edition of his popular booklet Europe in 12 lessons. Pascal Fontaine is a former assistant to Jean Monnet and former professor at the Institut d’Études Politiques, Paris.
From Eastern Bloc to European Union
Author: Günther Heydemann
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2017-10-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 1785333186
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →More than 25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, European integration remains a work in progress, especially in those Eastern European nations most dramatically reshaped by democratization and economic liberalization. This volume assembles detailed, empirically grounded studies of eleven states—Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and the former East Germany—that went on to join the European Union. Each chapter analyzes the political, economic, and social transformations that have taken place in these nations, using a comparative approach to identify structural similarities and assess outcomes relative to one another as well as the rest of the EU.
Life in Post-Communist Eastern Europe after EU Membership
Author: Donnacha O Beachain
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-06-25
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1136299815
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines how membership of the European Union has affected life in the ten former communist countries of Eastern Europe that are now members of the European Union. For each country, political, economic and social changes are described and discussed, together with people’s perceptions of the effects of EU membership. Overall, the book shows how the benefits of EU membership have differed between different countries, and how perceptions about the benefits also differ and have changed over time.
The New Member States and the European Union
Author: Michael J. Baun
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0415679273
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines the impact of EU membership on the foreign policies of the 12 new member states that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. Among scholars of European politics there is a general consensus that membership in the European Union changes the countries that join. Yet considerable debate remains over what exactly changes, to what extent, how or why these changes happen, and why some countries, policies, and institutions change more than others. Expert contributors examine the impact of EU integration and membership, with chapters on the 12 new EU entrants since 2004: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, and Romania. Utilizing a common analytical framework, each of the country case studies examines the impact of EU membership on the foreign policies of the new member states in three key areas: foreign policy making institutions and procedures, interests and preferences, and strategies and actions. The New Member States and the European Union will be of interest to students and scholars of European Studies and European Union Politics.
