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Deforming the Reform : The Impact of Elites on Romania’s Post-accession Europeanization

1st ed. 2022

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 3031110838
ISBN-13 9783031110832
Edition 1st ed. 2022
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Sep 22nd, 2022
Print length 211 Pages
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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.


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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