Format:
1 Online-Ressource(XV, 211 p. 1 illus.)
ISBN:
9783031110818
Series Statement:
Contributions to Political Science
Content:
Chapter 1. Introduction: The European Paradox of Expecting Corrupt Political Elites to Lead the Fight Against Corruption -- Chapter 2. Towards a Theory of De-Europeanization, an Elite-based Approach -- Chapter 3. Fragmentation: A Trait of the Romanian Political Elite -- Chapter 4. Romania’s Justice and Anti-corruption Reform: A Stubborn Divergence from European Norms in Pursuit of Personal Gains -- Chapter 5. Romania’s Nature Conservation Reform: A Surprising Convergence with European Law in Response to Societal Concerns -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: Civism Against Cynicism.
Content:
This open access book presents an actor-centered study on Europeanization, based on the assumption that EU-driven reforms are highly dependent on the behavior and interests of the key domestic actors. Whether or not a state pursues a European and democratic agenda depends on domestic lawmakers. Further, political elites are pre-eminent in deciding on the nature, form and content of any law, and on the extent to which the rule of law is actually enforced. Elites can overcome structural or institutional barriers that stand in the way of achieving their goals. The empirical study on Romania presented here lends this observation a more profound meaning: it shows how, in contexts where high level corruption is the norm rather than the exception, self-serving political elites cannot be expected to genuinely commit to adopting sound anti-corruption reform. The book is an inquiry into the motivations that drive legislators to make particular decisions, but also into the structural characteristics and dynamics of the elite that invite a selfish rather than responsible and responsive behaviour.
Note:
Dissertation erschienen unter dem Titel: Deforming the reform : post-accession de-europeanization of Romania ; the legal abuse of democratic institutions
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Dissertation Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) 2019
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ISBN 9783031110801
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ISBN 9783031110825
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ISBN 9783031110832
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Martin-Russu, Luana, 1982 - Deforming the reform Cham : Springer, 2022 ISBN 9783031110801
Language:
English
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-11081-8
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