| Adapting to European Integration?: Kaliningrad, Russia and the European Union Contributor(s): Ganzle, Stefan (Editor), Müntel, Guido (Editor), Vinokurov, Evgeny (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719079012 ISBN-13: 9780719079016 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2009 Annotation: Following the restoration of Lithuania's independence and the dismantlement of the Soviet Union, the Kaliningrad region is now an exclave surrounded by EU member states. Departing from the analytical framework of Europeanization, this book analyzes the interaction between Russia and its Kaliningrad region on one side, and their European partners on the other side, thus assessing the region's potential to serve as Russia's main opening to the EU. How do EU relations "feed back" into Kaliningrad's domestic arena, or, put differently, does Kaliningrad become "Europeanized"--at least to some extent? In particular, do EU standards and norms impact on the exclave and in what ways? This book not only offers thorough case studies of a number of policy areas affected by the EU (environmental, economics and higher education), it also refines our way of thinking about Europeanization "beyond" Europe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Intergovernmental Organizations |
| Dewey: 327 |
| Series: Europe in Change (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following the restoration of Lithuania's independence and the dismantlement of the Soviet Union, the Kaliningrad region is now an exclave surrounded by EU member states. Departing from the analytical framework of Europeanisation, this book analyses the interaction between Russia and its Kaliningrad region on one side, and their European partners on the other side, thus assessing the region's potential to serve as Russia's main opening to the EU. How do EU relations 'feed back' into Kaliningrad's domestic arena, or, put differently, does Kaliningrad become 'Europeanised' - at least to some extent? In particular, do EU standards and norms impact on the exclave and in what ways? The book not only offers thorough case studies of a number of policy areas affected by the EU (environmental, economics and higher education), it also refines our way of thinking about Europeanisation 'beyond' Europe. |