Core Executive Europeanization Central Europe *
Given the European Union s comprehensive influence over accession states in Central Europe, the full adoption of the acquis communautaire prior to enlargement seemed a guaranteed outcome. By studying EU rule adoption in
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, this book finds that successful legal alignment was in fact contingent on institutional reform within national core executives. Reinforcement of the core executive vis-à-vis ministerial
departments ensured timely and accurate rule adoption, while a weak core executive resulted in uneven and incomplete legal change. Besides contributing to a better understanding of the dynamics of national adaptation during
the Eastern enlargement, the book lays the foundations for explaining post-accession compliance in the new EU member states.
‘In this exciting study Radoslaw Zubek convincingly shows that the success of EU rule adoption lies at the ‘heart’ of government. His careful empirical analysis documents the transition process of three Central European member
states and reveals how the wish to join the European Union has changed national administrations. His findings are highly relevant to new candidate countries but also to ‘old’ member states.’
– Bernard Steunenberg, Professor of Public Administration, Leiden University, The Netherlands
AUTOR: Radosław Zubek
MÁS TÍTULOS RELACIONADOS: HISTORIA DE EUROPA
