The European Union and South East Europe - 9781138822207

Name: The European Union and South East Europe - 9781138822207
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The European Union and South East EuropeThe Dynamics of Europeanization and Multilevel Governance\nAuthor(s): Andrew Geddes, Charles Lees, Andrew Taylor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138822207, 978-1138822207\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the interaction of the EU in Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia in three key policy sectors cohesion, border managements and the environment and assesses the degree to which the European Unions engagement with the democracies of South East Europe has promoted Europeanization and Multi-Level Governance.\n\nAlthough there is a tendency to view the Balkans as peripheral, this book argues that South East European states are central to what the EU is and aspires to become, and goes to the heart of many of the key issues confronting the EU. It compares changing modes of governance in the three policy areas selected because they are contentious issues in domestic politics a.