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Title
Deforming the reform : the impact of elites on Romania’s post-accession Europeanization / Luana Martin-Russu.
ISBN
9783031110818 (electronic bk.)
3031110811 (electronic bk.)
9783031110801
Published
Cham : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 211 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-11081-8 doi
Call Number
JN9630
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.9498
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Open access
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 3, 2022).
Series
Contributions to political science. 2198-7297
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.
