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Constructing the Path to Eastern Enlargement: The Uneven Policy Impact of Eu Identity

Hardback

Main Details

Title Constructing the Path to Eastern Enlargement: The Uneven Policy Impact of Eu Identity
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ulrich Sedelmeier
SeriesEurope in Change
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719070082
ClassificationsDewey:341.2422
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 20 October 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book examines the two main dimensions of the European Union's enlargement to eight central and eastern European countries (CEECs) in 2004. Why did the EU agree to enlargement, despite the costs for some incumbents who have veto-power? How can we explain the (uneven) pattern of accommodation of the CEECs' preferences in concrete policies? Combining in-depth empirical analysis with an original theoretical framework, which draws on insights from constructivism and historical institutionalism, this book focuses on the EU's discursively constructed role-identity vis-a-vis the CEECs. This role-identity forged a group of policy advocates inside the European Commission, who promoted the CEECs' preferences inside the EU, and induced a path-dependence into the enlargement process. The impact of EU identity on concrete policies was less direct. Case studies on trade liberalisation, regulatory alignment, and foreign policy consultations demonstrate that sectoral policy paradigms are a key factor that mediates the influence of the policy advocates on specific policy areas. -- .

Author Biography

Ulrich Sedelmeier is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science -- .