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Dilemmas of Europeanization: Eastern and Central Europe after the EU Enlargement*
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@MISC{Ekiert_dilemmasof,
author = {Grzegorz Ekiert and Acta Slavica Iaponica},
title = {Dilemmas of Europeanization: Eastern and Central Europe after the EU Enlargement*},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The EU enlargement, completed in 2004, has been hailed as one of the most significant EU accomplishments. It has also been called the most effec-tive democracy promotion mechanism ever developed and applied. There is a lot of truth in such claims. The eight Central and East European countries that joined the EU have been the most successful examples of democratic con-solidation and transition to a market economy in the entire postcommunist region. This paper examines the impact of the EU accession process on demo-cratic consolidation and the consequences of EU membership on the quality of new democratic regimes in these countries. In the first part of the paper, I will review empirical evidence showing the diverging trajectories of post-communist transformations and the deepening split between two parts of the former Soviet bloc. In the second part, I will sketch five dilemmas faced by the new, postcommunist members of the EU. These dilemmas reveal the tension between the requirements of EU membership and continuation of postcommu-nist transformations aimed at improving the quality of democracy and secur-
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eu enlargement central europe eu membership second part new democratic regime significant eu accomplishment eu accession process successful example effec-tive democracy promotion mechanism post-communist transformation postcommu-nist transformation empirical evidence entire postcommunist region former soviet bloc east european country first part market economy democratic con-solidation demo-cratic consolidation postcommunist member
