The Road to the European Union; Volume 2

by Edited by Vello Pettai and Jan Zielonka

• ISBN13: 9780719065613
• ISBN10: 0719065615
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-11-08
• Publisher: Manchester University Press

Summary

The Baltic states are at the doorstep of accession to the European Union. In the space of just ten years Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have gone from being fragile and largely unknown ex-Soviet republics to having a clear and acknowledged place in the construction of Europe. What are the challenges and adjustments that the three countries have had to undergo during this momentous journey? This volume profiles a range of social, political and economic developments in the Baltic states during the 1990s and the early years of the twenty-first century. Its ten chapters tell the story of how small states struggle to establish themselves in regional and international politics, how they attempt to resolve relations with former rulers, how they address questions of multiethnic democracy and social integration, how they build state administrations and foster democratic constitutional norms, and how they reorganise economic structures and develop foreign trade. It will serve as an excellent companion volume for those studying both EU enlargement and post-communist transition. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Vello Pettai is Lecturer and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Tartu.

Jan Zielonka is Professor of Political Science at the European University Institute in Florence.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Historic and Historical Aspects of Baltic Accession to the European Union--Vello Pettai * The Political Implications of the EU's Enlargement to the Baltic States--Teija Tiilikainen * Russia, the Baltic States, and East-West Relations in Europe--George W. Breslauer * The Effects of EU Conditionality on Citizenship Policies and the Protection of National Minorities in the Baltic States--Nida M Gelazis * Estonia's Constitutional Review Mechanisms: A Guarantor of Democratic Consolidation--Vello Pettai * Assessing Governmental Capabilities to Manage European Affairs: The Case of Lithuania--Vitalis Nakrosis * Social Protection and EU Enlargement: The Case of Estonia--Lauri Leppik * Regional Integration in Europe: Analysing Intra-Baltic Economic Co-Operation in the Context of European Integration--Ramanas Vilpisauskas * Revealed Comparative Advantage in Trade Between the European Union And the Baltic Countries--Ville Kaitila & Mika Widgren * Preferential Trade Agreements: Specific Aspects of EU-Baltic Trade Integration--Nina Pautola * Some Aspects of EU Membership on Baltic Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies--Iikka Korhonen