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Fighting Corruption on the Transdnistrian Border: Lessons from Failed and Successful Anti-Corruption Programmes - Michael, Bryane; Polner, Mariya.
In 2007, both Moldovan and Ukrainian authorities took firm steps to reduce corruption along the Transdnistrian border. This paper - aimed mainly at anti-corruption practitioners and scholars in public administration - discusses the background and underlying principles guiding the anti-corruption work being adopted by both governments in order to facilitate discussion about optimal anti-corruption programme design. This paper presents a set of tools used during the planning phase of the anti-corruption programme - outlining the methodology used to assess the extent of corruption on the Transdnistrian Border, the problems of legislative transplants, a "contract test" for defining corruption offenses, a...
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"The EUs concept of activation for young people: towards a new social contract?" - Crespo, Eduardo; Serrano Pascual, A.
[From the Introduction]. The concept of activation covers a wide range of employment measures with very different approaches and emphases that are determined by the cultural and political traditions of each country, or even of the various regions within a country...
The first part of this paper will consider the nature and extent of European Union regulation in this field, and will attempt to demonstrate the significance of the role played by the EUs institutions as promoters of ideological socialisation. Whilst it is true that the European Union did not invent the activation-based discourse, it has nevertheless played a major role...
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"Towards convergence of the European activation policies?" - Serrano Pascual, A.
[From the Introduction]. Activation is a key notion in the European employment strategy, and the cornerstone of the European social model as presented by the European Institutions. It is a principle that has become central to the process of adapting our European societies to changes in production models, changes which have been conceptualised by the European institutions by means of repeated reference to the "movement towards a knowledge-based society". The principle of activation is used to make transformation ("modernisation") of the welfare state into the condition for adaptation of the European social model to the new conditions of production. Insofar...
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"Taking the field: The EU and the governance of European football" - Croci, Osvaldo.
This paper examines the involvement of the EC in the governance of European football. The first part recounts
the history of EC intervention focusing in particular on the 1995 semifinal "Bosman ruling" of the European Court of Justice, and the more recent agreement on transfer rules negotiated by the European Commission with various football organizations. The second part analyses EC involvement both in terms of its motives and methods and concludes that such an involvement, far from being atypical because taking place in the era of the so-called "retreat of the state," represents an instance of contemporary "governance."
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"Joining the club: The impact of Europeanization on Czech economics and institutional reforms" - Egan, Michelle.
The transformation of the centrally planned economies to market principles and private property is one of the most remarkable changes in the post-war period. While discussions about a "return to Europe" shape domestic agendas in Central and Eastern Europe, the literature on enlargement has been dominated by the effects of increased membership on Community policies, practices and institutions. This paper explores key implications of the accession process in terms of domestic adjustments to highlight the institutional choices and economic governance reforms that have been undertaken to meet the acquis in the Czech Republic. The paper highlights how European accession process...
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"Waiting for a voice: The political opportunity structure of opposition to European integration in Germany" - Lees, Charles.
The paper is built on four propositions. First, that there is a latent potential within the German polity for the mobilization of what remains a significant level of popular unease about aspects of the ongoing process of European integration. Second, that at present this potential is unfulfilled and, as a result, Euroscepticism remains the "dark matter" of German politics. Third, that the absence of a clearly stated Eurosceptical agenda is not due to the inherent "enlightenment" of the German political class about the European project, but rather is the result of systemic disincentives shaping the preferences of rational acting politicians....
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"What do subnational offices think they are doing in Brussels?" - Marks, Gary; Haesly, Richard; Mbaye, Heather A. D.
Are subnational offices decorative or are they substantively important? What do subnational governments hope to gain by funding offices in Brussels? Are they listening posts to detect upcoming legislation? Are they means to situate particular regions and localities in European networks of similar (or different) actors? Finally, and for our purpose most importantly, are they intended to influence policy making in the EU? Answers to these questions promise to deepen our understanding of the politics of multi-level governance in the EU. We know
that supranational institutions exert real authority in EU decision making, and we also know that the authority of...
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"Avoiding the 'tyranny of the tiny': Prospects for EU institutional reform from the point of view of the smaller
states" - Mosser, Michael W.
This paper examines the impact-both real and imagined-of the smaller states of the EU on the process of institutional reform. I argue that the current debate over institutional reform can only be understood in the context of the history of European integration, and show that the smaller states have been consciously manipulating the rules throughout the integrationist institutions' lifespans to best fit their capabilities. The ability of the smaller states to bind their larger and stronger counterparts is due to these very same rules, devised at the earliest stages of European integration. While not concurring with the view that the...
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"eEurope action plan: The case of Common Foreign and Security Policy" - Nieting, Karla J.
Although CFSP is not specifically mentioned in the Helsinki or Lisbon reports, on-line government is. Improving government services available on the Internet was listed as one of the ten priorities in the eEurope plan of action. Insofar as foreign and security policy is a primary function of governing institutions and the successful development of that policy is of vital interest to the EU member states, it is important to examine what CFSP is, how it fits into the eEurope initiative, what steps are being taken to meet the eEurope targets, and what additional steps are needed. Such an examination is...
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"Small states and European integration: The case of Cyprus" - Nugent, Neill.
The focus of this paper is on three aspects of the small state dimension of Cyprus's prospective EU accession: the nature of Cyprus's smallness; smallness as a reason for Cyprus seeking EU membership and the likely benefits and drawbacks of EU membership for Cyprus as a small state; and the challenges for the EU in incorporating the small state of Cyprus. What follows is very much a working paper, written as part of a broader and ongoing study on Cyprus and the EU. More work and thinking on the nature and implications of Cyprus's smallness no doubt needs to be...
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"Football, European integration, national identity: The case of F. C. Barcelona" - Roy, Joaquín.
This paper, drafted in a rather essayistic format and laced with a heavy dose of opinion, reflects on the impact of the Bosman case and its consequences on the evolution of football in Spain in general and in particular on the sports performance of F. C. Barcelona in the second part of the 90s. The main thesis consists of a critical view of how the roster was transformed from a "dream-team" mixture of some of the best players in Catalonia and Spain with some world star figures into a denaturalized conglomerate around an axis composed of no less than eight...
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"Back to historical comparative analysis: A 'European dream-search approach'" - Su, Hungdah.
The Single European Act, as well as the creation of the European Union, has rekindled debate on approaches to EU/EC studies since the early 1980s. Based on a general review of this debate, I rethink the value of these American-advocated and theory building-oriented approaches. These approaches have without a doubt enriched the subject and the methods of EU/EC studies, but they have also brought about some unexpected consequences that might prevent scholars from deepening their knowledge of European integration. In order to compensate for this insufficiency, the author tries first to prove it inappropriate to treat the EU/EC as a...
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"Common procedures, common problems: Moving toward uniform electoral procedures for EP elections" - Toloudis, Nicholas.
[N]ational level political interests and ideas have impeded the reform process. I will test this argument by examining the manner in which political and ideological factors have played out at critical periods in the history of the directly elected EP and two member states to prevent the installation of uniform procedures. Results indicate that the issues under consideration during the debates on direct elections legislation have had lasting effects on subsequent efforts to impose uniform electoral procedures. Failure at the supranational level to find consensus on a reform proposal came even in the face of a concerted effort to account...
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"Controlling trafficking in women: The partnership between NGOs and the European Union" - Ucarer, Emek M.
In addition to attempting to create an integrated approach which promises to deal more effectively with this transnational criminal activity, the European Union is in the process of establishing formal linkages with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and incorporating their know-how as well as their financial and human resources into their efforts to stem the flow of trafficked women and address the suffering inflicted upon unsuspecting victims. This development is intriguing for substantive as well as theoretical reasons. Substantively, it signifies the beginning of a novel partnership between an intergovernmental organization (IGO) and NGOs at the regional level, a partnership that has...
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"To circumvent or implement: Prospects for the future development of a European Union anti- race discrimination policy" - Wallace, Adrienne.
The following analysis focuses on the prospects for implementation of the first directive (racial and ethnic
discrimination) with a particular emphasis on issues related to the legal position of third country nationals, who, although specifically addressed in the directive are at the same time subject to vague exception, conditions, and
caveats ... The goal of the first section is to show how policy issues were gradually being redefined and renegotiated across borders and levels of government over a fifteen year period beginning in 1985. The goal of the second section is to employ the empirical examination of the first section to analyze...
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"Public interest coalitions in the EU" - Webster, Ruth.
The first part of the paper outlines the framework for the investigation. Drawing from the literature on interest group coalitions, the framework presents a range of criteria to distinguish patterns of interest collaboration.
Ideas from the literature on American and European interest representation and new institutionalism complete the framework by creating a list of factors with the potential to drive the formation and membership of interest group coalitions. The second part of the paper comprises a case study of a public interest coalition involving European level environmental, consumer, citizen and public health groups. The case study evidence generates several insights as...
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"A unified or a fragmented cooperation? ACP-EU negotiations within the Cotonou Partnership Agreement" - Wright, Stephen.
At this stage, much of what can be written about the negotiations must be speculative, and this paper attempts
to develop the ground rules by which our collective crystal balls will be utilized. In addition to offering reasoned argument about the likely negotiation scenarios, different theoretical approaches are drawn upon to highlight possible outcomes of the negotiations. Prior to those discussions, it is important first to briefly set out the context of the ACP-EU relations within which negotiations are to be held. Second, the main characteristics of the two groups of states will be discussed, and third, we will draw lessons...
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"EU: A challenge to Danish policy and politics - an attempt to pick up the gauntlet" - Zepernick, David Munis; Riis, Peter.
Ever since Denmark became a member of the European Economic Cooperation in 1973, the Danish EC/EU membership and the European integration-process have been issues for intense discussions, periodically stimulated by the several Danish referenda about EU matters. Due to EU membership, key institutions in the Danish political system have been put under a continuing pressure to adapt to a new political environment. This article will focus upon the adaptations of the Danish political institutions to Danish EU membership. Key institutions include the Parliament (the Folketing), the government, the state bureaucracy and the political parties. Special emphasis will be put partly...
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"Where, When and How Does the European Legal System Influence Domestic Policy?" - Alter, Karen J.
The EU legal system offers a powerful means for domestic actors to influence national policy. Because the EU legal tool is so powerful, many have hypothesized that groups will use EU litigation strategies whenever there is a potential benefit. In practice, however, EU law litigation strategies are seldom used. This paper develops a framework for understanding variation in the use of the EU legal system to influence national policy. It identifies four different steps in using the EU legal system to influence national policy. Drawing on recent research on the European Unions legal system and interest group mobilization, the paper...
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