Naslov
Democratic Deficits, Delayed Democratization and Prolonged EU Accession

Autori
Pauković, Davor ; Raos, Višeslav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Croatia and the European Union: Changes and Development

Urednik/ci
Maldini, Pero ; Pauković, Davor

Izdavač
Ashgate Publishing

Grad
Farnham

Godina
2015

Raspon stranica
33-52

ISBN
978-1-4724-3185-1

Ključne riječi
democratic deficit ; EU ; democratic consolidation ; transition ; Croatia

Sažetak
The aim of this chapter is to examine specific problems that influenced Croatia’s road to EU membership and have slowed down the negotiations process. These peculiar difficulties set Croatia somewhat apart from other ex-communist countries that became EU members in 2004 and 2007. The analysis of obstacles met by Croatia on its way to EU membership builds on Wolfgang Merkel’s concept of embedded and defective democracies. This chapter seeks to test Merkel’s ideas about factors that lead to democratic deficiencies, which, in turn, account for slower democratic consolidation and impeded EU accession. The research framework of this chapter places emphasis on key accession negotiation documents as primary empirical sources that detect structural problems pertaining to the delayed democratic consolidation in Croatia. In addition, the chapter aims to show how the process of EU accession influenced democratic consolidation in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Povijest

POVEZANOST RADA