EAN: 9783031110832

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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.

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