Designing Democracy: EU Enlargement and Regime Change in Post-Communist Europe (Hardcover)

Preface Theoretical Perspectives on European Enlargement and Democratisation The EU's Conditionality Strategy: Its Development Before and After the Fall of Communism EU Enlargement, Democratisation and Domestic Politics in Post-Communist Europe: Patterns and Problems of Motivation Post-Communist Accession Governments: Policy Orientation, Institutional Adaptation and Implementing Democratic Conditionality The Political Arena and Intermediary Actors in Candidate Countries: Political Parties, Opinion Makers and Public Impacts The Socio-Economic Arena and Deepening Democracy: Economic Transformation, Civil Society and Ethnic Minorities in Candidate Countries Conclusion: Europeanisation and Democratisation - Convergent, Parallel or Conflicting Processes? Sources and Bibliography Index