Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe, Eastern
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Southeast European Yearbook
Author: The Southeast European Yearbook 1997-98
Author: Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign PolicyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Balkan Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
The Southeast European Yearbook
Author: The Southeastern European Yearbook
Author: Fifteen into one?
Author: Wolfgang WesselsPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526137364
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book takes up traditional approaches to political science. It aims to offer a mixture of conventional and specific analyses and insights for different groups of readers. In view of the European Union's multi-level and multi-actor polity, the book highlights the complex procedural and institutional set-up of nation states preparing and implementing decisions made by the institutions of the European Community (EC). In looking at the emerging and evolving realities of the European polity, it shows how European institutions and Member States (re-)act and interact in a new institutional and procedural set-up. It explores how governmental and non-governmental actors in different national settings adapt to common challenges, constraints and opportunities for which they are mainly themselves responsible. The book discusses the Belgian policy toward European integration as a significant demonstration of its commitment to multilateralism and international co-operation in security and economic affairs. Attitudes to European integration in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Greece, and Spain are discussed. Tendencies towards 'Europeanisation' and 'sectoralisation' of the ministerial administration during the process of European integration and the typical administrative pluralism of the Italian political system seem to have mutually reinforced each other. Strong multi-level players are able to increase their access and influence at both levels and to use their position on one level for strengthening their say on the other. German and Belgian regions might develop into these kinds of actors. A persistent trend during the 1990s is traced towards stronger national performers, particularly in terms of adaptations and reactions to Maastricht Treaty.
Contested State Identities and Regional Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area
Author: Raffaella A. Del SartoPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1403982856
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Del Sarto argues that internal disputes over national identity limit the ability of states to participate in regional forums. This is a close look at problems faced in negotiating the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) as a regional security project, with particular attention to case studies of Israel, Egypt and Morocco.
The Black Sea Region
Author: Oleksandr PavliukPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315498235
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The ring of countries bordering the Black Sea make up one of the unstable subregions of former Soviet republics, satellites and neighbours. This volume analyses the security issues in the Black Sea region and the development of mechanisms that would promote cooperation and conflict management.
Is Southeastern Europe Doomed to Instability?
Author: Dimitri A. SotiropoulosPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135289948
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Considering the enormous problems of the Balkans during the 1990s, the experts who contributed to this study believe that there are solutions to the seemingly intractable situation and the legacy of the disintegration of the former Soviet Union.
The Greek-Turkish Relationship and NATO
Author: Dr Fotios MoustakisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135760292
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This publication shows that the Eastern Mediterranean, having been transformed from a region of secondary importance during the Cold War to one of greater importance for the western interests in the post-Cold War era, is in a state of flux. Despite sporadic periods of rapprochement, tensions between Greece and Turkey still exist. Therefore, one must question the grounds behind the lack of normal relations that exist between these two NATO members and its effects on the NATO organisation as a whole. Hence, this volume has two purposes first, to examine Greek and Turkish foreign, security and defence policies during and after the post-Cold War period and second, to investigate why these policies have been formulated.
The Economies of the Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the Changed World
Author: Anastasios G. KarasavvoglouPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443828319
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
The rapid changes in the economic and political climate of the Balkan and the Black Sea countries demand continuous adjustments in the mixture of the implemented economic policy in the area. Under this framework, there is a special interest to investigate the impact of the global economic reality in these economies, the importance of their integration in the European Union, as well as the foundation of various regional organizations that host many countries of the specific area. Taking into consideration the current developments within the European Union, the economic crisis that strikes the peripheral EU countries and the dispute over the credibility of the euro currency, economists need to enhance the effectiveness of regional development, to underline the value of FDI and entrepreneurship of the countries of the Balkan and the Black Sea, to assist the bank sector in order to support the level of productivity, to control the financial flows with the help of auditing structures and to exploit human recourses in order to achieve economical reforms in these countries. The current volume approaches, among others, the above matters and aspires to contribute to the further investigation of the possibilities and the perspectives of the economies of the region.