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oapen-20.500.12657-586322022-10-15T03:14:05Z Deforming the Reform Martin-Russu, Luana Europeanization Romania European Union EU post-accession conditionality Central and Eastern Europe political elite corruption justice reform civil society empowerment European Union Politics Russian and Post-Soviet Politics bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPB Comparative politics bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPP Public administration bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics 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. This publication was supported by funds from the Publication Fund for Open Access Monographs of the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany. 2022-10-14T10:39:33Z 2022-10-14T10:39:33Z 2022 book ONIX_20221014_9783031110818_15 9783031110818 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58632 eng Contributions to Political Science application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-11081-8.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-11081-8 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-031-11081-8 10.1007/978-3-031-11081-8 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 81b4e9a4-ecad-4ef6-93cc-a9691130ae42 9783031110818 Springer 211 Cham [...] open access
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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. This publication was supported by funds from the Publication Fund for Open Access Monographs of the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany.
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