From the Publisher
'The authors make a clear case for the limited effects of the imposed development policy-standards leading to a 'shallow Europeanization' This study forms a unique contribution to the field of European development cooperation studies.'
- Louk Box, Honorary Professor of International Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands
'This is a timely and important contribution to the field of Development and EU studies. With the EU development assistance in flux, and the mounting criticism of the EU's 'missing the point' when it comes to dealing with the complexity and multifariousness of post-communist transitions often simplistically and inadequately bundled in the 'New Europe' entity this collective volume offers a hitherto absent perspective and a critical insight in the emergence of Central European States as independent and influential actors. With its detailed country-specific accounts masterfully drawn together to open the floor to the alternative normative theories, this book effectively questions the fundamentals of the EU Self and its relational power over its composites.'
- Elena A. Korosteleva, Professor of International Politics, University of Kent, UK
