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The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: Governance and Boundaries
Author(s) -
Friis Lykke,
Murphy Anna
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5965.00160
Subject(s) - corporate governance , european union , negotiation , politics , resizing , incentive , linkage (software) , political science , political economy , economic system , international trade , business , economics , market economy , management , law , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This article applies an analytical framework of governance and boundaries to explore the development of EU relations with the central and eastern European countries (CEEC) and the politics of enlargement. It examines how boundary changes create opportunities and incentives to extend governance below the membership line. Furthermore, it demonstrates how, through a process of internalization, the CEEC increasingly impact on EU governance through issue linkage, changes in actors’ preferences and effects on the negotiation process. This demonstrates a linkage between the governance system and the EU’s capacity to contribute to Europe’s wider political, security and economic order.