TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin-Russu,Luana
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Deforming the Reform: The Impact of Elites on Romania’s Post-accession Europeanization 
T2  - Contributions to Political Science,
SN  - 9783031110818
AV  - JN1-9692.2 
U1  - 320.94 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Europe
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Political sociology
KW  - Political planning
KW  - Public policy
KW  - Economic integration
KW  - European Politics
KW  - Comparative Politics
KW  - Political Sociology
KW  - Policy Formulation
KW  - Agenda Setting
KW  - European Economic Integration
N1  - Chapter 1. Introduction: The European Paradox of Expecting Corrupt Political Elites to Lead the Fight Against Corruption -- Chapter 2. Towards a Theory of De-Europeanization, an Elite-based Approach -- Chapter 3. Fragmentation: A Trait of the Romanian Political Elite -- Chapter 4. Romania’s Justice and Anti-corruption Reform: A Stubborn Divergence from European Norms in Pursuit of Personal Gains -- Chapter 5. Romania’s Nature Conservation Reform: A Surprising Convergence with European Law in Response to Societal Concerns -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: Civism Against Cynicism; Open Access
N2  - This open access book presents an actor-centered study on Europeanization, based on the assumption that EU-driven reforms are highly dependent on the behavior and interests of the key domestic actors. Whether or not a state pursues a European and democratic agenda depends on domestic lawmakers. Further, political elites are pre-eminent in deciding on the nature, form and content of any law, and on the extent to which the rule of law is actually enforced. Elites can overcome structural or institutional barriers that stand in the way of achieving their goals. The empirical study on Romania presented here lends this observation a more profound meaning: it shows how, in contexts where high level corruption is the norm rather than the exception, self-serving political elites cannot be expected to genuinely commit to adopting sound anti-corruption reform. The book is an inquiry into the motivations that drive legislators to make particular decisions, but also into the structural characteristics and dynamics of the elite that invite a selfish rather than responsible and responsive behaviour. This publication was supported by funds from the Publication Fund for Open Access Monographs of the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11081-8
ER  -