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OverviewThe book provides a comprehensive analysis of the international development policies of ten Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU between 2004 and 2007. The contributors offer the first thorough overview of the 'new' EU member states' development cooperation programmes, placing them in a larger political and societal context. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň , Simon LightfootPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2015 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 4.925kg ISBN: 9781137505408ISBN 10: 1137505400 Pages: 287 Publication Date: 11 August 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword: Lost In Transition?; Louk Box Introduction: Diverging Theoretical Approaches To A Normative Research Field; Ond?ej Horký-Hluchá? PART I: MEMBERS OF THE OECD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE 1. Czechia: The ' 'Foreign Development Cooperation ' ' As A Policy Without Politics; Ond?ej Horký-Hluchá? 2. Poland: Attempts At Defining Aid By Solidarity, Democracy And Development; Ela Dr??kiewicz-Grodzicka 3. Slovakia: A Donor Against Its Will?; Ondrej Gažovi? And Tomáš Profant 4 . Slovenia: What Options For A Small Donor?; Urška Zrinski And Maja Bu?ar PART II: NON-DAC MEMBER STATES OF THE OECD 5. Estonia: Coming Out Of The ' 'Messianic ' ' Period; Vahur Made 6. Hungary: Understanding The Mentality Of A Premature Donor; Balázs Szent-Iványi PART III: OTHER EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 2004 7. Latvia: Impact Of The European Union And The Financial Crisis; P?teris Timofejevs-Henriksson 8. Lithuania: A Hybrid Development Cooperation Policy; Laure Delcour PART IV: EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 2007 9. Bulgaria: In Search Of A New Focus; Anelia Damianova 10. Romania: From Ambiguity To Outsourcing; Mirela Oprea Box 1. The Transfer Of The Transition Experience: What Contribution To The EU Development Policy?; Milan Konrád Box 2. The European Transition Compendium: Much Ado About Nothing?; Monika Hellmeyer Conclusion: Reflections From The Outside; Simon Lightfoot IV: EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 2007 9. Bulgaria: In Search Of A New Focus; Anelia Damianova 10. Romania: From Ambiguity To Outsourcing; Mirela Oprea Box 1. The Transfer Of The Transition Experience: What Contribution To The EU Development Policy; Milan Konrád Box 2. The European Transition Compendium: Much Ado About Nothing?; Monika Hellmeyer Conclusion: Reflections From The Outside; Simon LightfootReviews'The authors make a clear case for the limited effects of the imposed development policy-standards leading to a 'shallow Europeanization' This study forms a unique contribution to the field of European development cooperation studies.' - Louk Box, Honorary Professor of International Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands 'This is a timely and important contribution to the field of Development and EU studies. With the EU development assistance in flux, and the mounting criticism of the EU's 'missing the point' when it comes to dealing with the complexity and multifariousness of post-communist transitions often simplistically and inadequately bundled in the 'New Europe' entity this collective volume offers a hitherto absent perspective and a critical insight in the emergence of Central European States as independent and influential actors. With its detailed country-specific accounts masterfully drawn together to open the floor to the alternative normative theories, this book effectively questions the fundamentals of the EU Self and its relational power over its composites.' - Elena A. Korosteleva, Professor of International Politics, University of Kent, UK It aims to fill a gap in the EU development policy literature by investigating the transformation and evolution of the development cooperation policies of CEE donors on the basis of both European and domestic dynamics. ... offers a comprehensive assessment of the development policies of new EU member states and is a valuable addition to existing knowledge about EU development policy. ... very useful for students and researchers who have a specific interest in EU development policy and CEE countries. (Asligul Sarikamis Kaya, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 69 (10), December, 2017) 'The authors make a clear case for the limited effects of the imposed development policy-standards leading to a 'shallow Europeanization'... This study forms a unique contribution to the field of European development cooperation studies.' - Louk Box, Honorary Professor of International Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands 'This is a timely and important contribution to the field of Development and EU studies. With the EU development assistance in flux, and the mounting criticism of the EU's 'missing the point' when it comes to dealing with the complexity and multifariousness of post-communist transitions - often simplistically and inadequately bundled in the 'New Europe' entity - this collective volume offers a hitherto absent perspective and a critical insight in the emergence of Central European States as independent and influential actors. With its detailed country-specific accounts masterfully drawn together to open the floor to the alternative normative theories, this book effectively questions the fundamentals of the EU Self and its relational power over its composites.' - Elena A. Korosteleva, Professor of International Politics, University of Kent, UK Author InformationLouk de la Rive Box, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Maja Bu?ar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Anelia Damianova, Centre for Economic Development, Bulgaria Laure Delcour, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme and IRIS, France Ela Dr??kiewicz-Grodzicka, Maynooth University, Ireland Monika Hellmeyer, London School of Economics, UK Ondrej Ga ovi?, Comenius University, Slovakia Milan Konrád, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Vahur Made, Estonian School of Diplomacy, Estonia Mirela Oprea, University of Bologna, Italy Tomá Profant, Institute of International Relations, Czech Republic Balázs Szent-Iványi, Aston University, UK P?teris Timofejevs Henriksson, Södertörn University, Sweden Ur ka Zrinski, Center of Excellence in Finance, Ljubljana, Slovenia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |