joining APrestigious ClubCooperation With Europarties And Its Impact On Party Development In Georgia, Moldova, And Ukraine Paperback -

Brusselss Idea Of AWider Europe Implies That Europeanisation Is Not Limited To Eu Member StatesThe Eu Can, So It Claims, Also Exert Impact Beyond Its BordersOne Of The Channels Of External Eu Influence Is Cooperation Between Europarties And Parties Outside The UnionThrough Mutual Visits And Joint Activities, Noneu Parties Become Internationally Socialised, I.e., Are Exposed To The Europarties Norms As Well As Values, And Experience The Rules As Well As Practices That Shape European PartybuildingWhat Are The Incentives For Europarties And Noneu Parties To Cooperate With Each Other? What Kind Of, And How Much, Impact Did Cooperation Have On Party Development In Postsoviet Georgia, Moldova, And Ukraine? Based On Eighty Interviews With Party Officials, International Donors And Academics, Maria Shagina Outlines The Set Of Motivations That Trigger Cooperation Between Europarties And Noneu Parties, Analyses The Impact Of Cooperation On Party Ideology, Organisational Structure, And Interparty Behaviour In Georgia, Moldova, And Ukraine, And Explores The Implications Of This Cooperation On The Standardisation, Consolidation, And Democratisation Of The Noneu Party SystemsHer Findings Shed Light On How Prestige And Domestic Factors Impede The Penetration Of Eu Norms And Values In The Noneu Party Structures, And Point To The Failures Of Europarties To Adequately Address Problems Of Partydevelopment In Eastern EuropeThe Book Reveals The Ways In Which Cooperation With Europarties Has Paradoxically Contributed To The Ossification Of The Status Quo And Impaired The Development As Well As The Consolidation Of Democracy In The Three Eastern Partnership States'