Norms and Nannies The Impact of International Organizations on the Central and East European States

by Linden, Ronald H.; Cernoch, Pavel; Clark, William R.; Freyberg-Inan, Annette; Grigorescu, Alex; Hallerberg, Mark; Harris, Geoffrey; Iankova, Elena; Jacoby, Wade; Michta, Andrew; Ram, Melanie H.; Sabic, Zlatko; Schimmelfennig, Frank; Sissenich, Beate; de S

• ISBN13: 9780742516021
• ISBN10: 0742516024
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-23
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

As the Central and East European states seek to join the European Union and NATO, they face challenging demands to adhere to specific European norms and standards. In this first comprehensive analysis, contributors examine how this process operates in a v

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
List of Abbreviations	xi
Preface and Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction: The Impact of International Organizations on the Central and Eastern European States---Conceptual and Theoretical Issues	1	(32)
Frank Schimmelfennig
Part I: European Organizations and East European Democracy
The Democratic Dimension of EU Enlargement: The Role of Parliament and Public Opinion	33	(26)
Geoffrey Harris
Transferring Transparency: The Impact of European Institutions on East-Central Europe	59	(32)
Alexandru Grigorescu
Part II: Impact on Countries
Slovenia and the European Union: A Different Kind of Two-Level Game	91	(38)
Zlatko Sabic
Which Way to Progress? Impact of International Organizations in Romania	129	(36)
Annette Freyberg-Inan
NATO Standards and Military Reform in Poland: A Revolution from Without	165	(14)
Andrew A. Michta
Security and Identity in Southeast Europe: Bulgaria, NATO, and the War in Kosovo	179	(26)
Ronald H. Linden
Part III: Impact in Policy Areas
Transformation, Accession to the European Union, and Institutional Design: The Fate of Tripartism	205	(22)
Elena A. Iankova
European Integration and Minority Rights: The Case of Hungary and Its Neighbors	227	(32)
Margit Bessenyey Williams
Harmonizing Laws with the European Union: The Case of Intellectual Property Rights in the Czech Republic	259	(28)
Melanie H. Ram
The Diffusion of EU Social and Employment Legislation in Poland and Hungary	287	(30)
Beate Sissenich
The Pivotal EU Role in the Creation of Czech Regional Policy	317	(24)
Wade Jacoby
Pavel Cernoch
Political Business Cycles in EU Accession Countries	341	(28)
Mark Hallerberg
Lucio Vinhas de Souza
William Roberts Clark
Conclusion: International Organizations and East Europe---Bringing Parallel Tracks Together	369	(14)
Ronald H. Linden
Index	383	(18)
About the Contributors	401