Negotiating diplomacy in the new Europe : foreign policy in post-communist Bulgaria / Stefanos Katsikas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katsikas, Stefanos.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bulgaria--Foreign relations--1990-.

Bulgaria.

International relations.

Bulgaria--Politics and government--1990-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xvii, 261 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.

Summary:

Bulgaria has faced previously unimaginable pressures over the last two decades, as it struggles to adapt to a post-Communist landscape and to reform both state and society in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union, while facing the challenge of increased efforts by NATO and the EU to expand into this region. In 'Negotiating Diplomacy in the New Europe', Stefanos Katsikas sheds new light on the mechanisms and factors which have influenced the making and shaping of Bulgarian foreign policy, examining the extent to which both domestic factors and the international environment have affected its trajectory. Rich in primary sources, including personal interviews with key protagonists, Katsikas offers invaluable analysis for researchers of Europe's post-communist international relations, as well as those interested in the processes of democratization and those of foreign policy formation.

Contents:

Foreign Policy Making in the People's Republic of Bulgaria during the 1980s

From a People's to a Liberal Democracy

From Proletarian to Liberal Internationalism

Case Studies of EU Influence on Bulgarian Foreign Relations

Bulgaria's Accession Process to the Euro-Atlantic Institutions and its Effects on Sofia's Foreign Policy towards the Balkans.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-247) and index.

ISBN:

1845118855

9781845118853

OCLC:

700406736