EU Induced Institutional Change in Post-Soviet Space by Ryhor... - 9781138569768

Taylor & Francis

EU Induced Institutional Change in Post-Soviet SpacePromoting Reforms in Moldova and Ukraine\nAuthor(s): Ryhor Nizhnikau\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138569768, 978-1138569768\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses the role of the European Union in the process of institutional change in its Eastern neighbourhood and explains why EU policies arrive at contradictory outcomes at the sectoral level. Combining EU studies approaches with insights from the fields of new institutionalism, international development studies and transnationalisation, it explains how the EU policies contribute to rule persistence or lead to institutional change.\n\nHighlighting the importance of investigating how the policies of external intervention interact with domestic institutions, the book also provides a coherent presentation of the political and economic problems of Ukraine and Moldova and a comparative analysis in key areas at critical j.