Great Expectations: The EU and Domestic Political Competition in East Central Europe
Great Expectations: The EU and Domestic Political Competition in East Central Europe
Author(s): Anna Grzymała-Busse, Abby InnesSubject(s): Governance, Political history, International relations/trade, Post-Communist Transformation, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: European Union; political competition; East Central Europe; postcommunist countries; EU enlargement; candidate countries;
Summary/Abstract: In postcommunist East Central Europe, the promise of European Union enlargement has brought with it enormous potential for political and economic integration, new freedoms to travel and to work, and many other public benefits. It has also led to improvements in ethnic minority rights, freedom of press, and anticorruption efforts. But enlargement is not without its domestic costs—and not just in the inevitable concessions during negotiations between the member and candidate countries. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 17/2003
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 64-73
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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