Poland's EU Accession

ISBN-13: 9780415680219 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 232 str.

Sergiusz Trzeciak

Opis

This book examines the process of Poland's accession negotiations to the European Union between 1998-2003. Unlike other books on the subject which focus on the outcome of negotiations, or which view the process as a foreign policy issue, this book, based on extensive original research including interviews with participants, concentrates on the negotiations from a Polish perspective, showing how the interplay of domestic forces greatly affected the negotiations. It charts the influence and role of key domestic actors and groups on the negotiations especially in three critical, controversial, areas - areas where EU accession threatened to bring about a profound transformation to Polish life: agriculture, with particular emphasis on direct payments and production quotas, the purchase of real estate by 'foreigners', and the free movement of labour. The book examines the dynamics of policy formation in Poland and shows how this translated into the final conditions of accession.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Two Levels of Analysis In International Negotiations: Domestic Versus Foreign Policy  3. Polish – EE Relations 1990–2003  4. Negotiations Concerning Agriculture  5. Purchase of Real Estate by Eu Residents  6. Freedom of Movement of Labour 

O autorze

Sergiusz Trzeciak is Lecturer in Political Marketing at Collegium Civitas, Poland and an independent political consultant.