The Impact of Europeanization upon Party Systems in Slovakia and Romania |
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Authors: | Aron Octavian |
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Institution: | (1) MA Graduate Central European University, Budapest, Hungary |
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Abstract: | Usually the concept of Europeanization refers to processes that download the European Union (the EU) regulations and institutional
structures to the domestic level. Moreover, in the last few years the specialized literature has become increasingly preoccupied
by the development of national patterns of government through the impact of European policies, processes and institutions.
The developments and changes in domestic systems—much more visible in the new member states—suggest that the EU has enormous
political and institutional influence. In line with this view, the paper examines the different degrees in which Europeanization
has become a transforming political process, particularly in two new post-Communist democracies: Slovakia and Romania. More
specifically, the interest is to survey the impact and the way in which Europeanization was incorporated in the rationale
of party discourse, identity and policies in the Central-Eastern countries in the pre-accession period.
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Keywords: | European Union National politics Party discourse |
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