Building states without society : European Union enlargement and the transfer of EU social policy to Poland and Hungary / Beate Sissenich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sissenich, Beate, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Membership.

European Union.

Federal government--European Union countries.

Federal government.

Social policy.

International cooperation.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Social policy--International cooperation.

Poland--Social policy--21st century.

Poland.

Hungary--Social policy--21st century.

Hungary.

European Union--Poland.

European Union--Hungary.

European Union--Europe, Eastern.

European cooperation.

Eastern Europe.

Physical Description:

xiv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Focusing on the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, Building States without Society highlights the real limits of cross-national rule transfer even when power is uneven between rule makers and rule takers. Tracing the role of labor and other nonstate actors in transferring rules, Beate Sissenich shows the persistent relevance of national politics, specifically state capacity and interest organizations. Social network analysis demonstrates that even in a highly integrated Europe, state borders continue to structure communications.

Contents:

Introduction: transferring rules across borders

Cross-national rule transfer: state capacity and organized interests

Conditions for rule transfer at the source

Rule adoption in Poland and Hungary

Mapping the network of EU social policy and enlargement

State building and the politics of social influence

The weakness of interest mediation in Central and Eastern Europe

Conclusion

Appendix 1: List of interviews

Appendix 2: Constructing the social network database.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-230) and index.

ISBN:

0739112228

9780739112229

0739112236

9780739112236

OCLC:

71275526