The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the international development policies of ten Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU between 2004 and 2007. The contributors offer the first thorough overview of the 'new' EU member states' development cooperation programmes, placing them in a larger political and societal context.

Autorentext
Louk de la Rive Box, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Maja Bu?ar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Anelia Damianova, Centre for Economic Development, Bulgaria
Laure Delcour, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme and IRIS, France
Ela Dr??kiewicz-Grodzicka, Maynooth University, Ireland
Monika Hellmeyer, London School of Economics, UK
Ondrej Ga ovi?, Comenius University, Slovakia
Milan Konrád, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic
Vahur Made, Estonian School of Diplomacy, Estonia
Mirela Oprea, University of Bologna, Italy
Tomá Profant, Institute of International Relations, Czech Republic
Balázs Szent-Iványi, Aston University, UK
P?teris Timofejevs Henriksson, Södertörn University, Sweden
Ur ka Zrinski, Center of Excellence in Finance, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Zusammenfassung
'The authors make a clear case for the limited effects of the imposed development policy-standards leading to a 'shallow Europeanization' This study forms a unique contribution to the field of European development cooperation studies.'

• Louk Box, Honorary Professor of International Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands

'This is a timely and important contribution to the field of Development and EU studies. With the EU development assistance in flux, and the mounting criticism of the EU's 'missing the point' when it comes to dealing with the complexity and multifariousness of post-communist transitions often simplistically and inadequately bundled in the 'New Europe' entity this collective volume offers a hitherto absent perspective and a critical insight in the emergence of Central European States as independent and influential actors. With its detailed country-specific accounts masterfully drawn together to open the floor to the alternative normative theories, this book effectively questions the fundamentals of the EU Self and its relational power over its composites.'

• Elena A. Korosteleva, Professor of International Politics, University of Kent, UK

Inhalt
Foreword: Lost In Transition?; Louk Box
Introduction: Diverging Theoretical Approaches To A Normative Research Field; Ond?ej Horký-Hluchá?
PART I: MEMBERS OF THE OECD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE

1. Czechia: The ' 'Foreign Development Cooperation ' ' As A Policy Without Politics; Ond?ej Horký-Hluchá?
2. Poland: Attempts At Defining Aid By Solidarity, Democracy And Development; Ela Dr??kiewicz-Grodzicka
3. Slovakia: A Donor Against Its Will?; Ondrej Gazovi? And Tomás Profant
   4 . Slovenia: What Options For A Small Donor?; Urska Zrinski And Maja Bu?ar
   PART II: NON-DAC MEMBER STATES OF THE OECD
4. Estonia: Coming Out Of The ' 'Messianic ' ' Period; Vahur Made
5. Hungary: Understanding The Mentality Of A Premature Donor; Balázs Szent-Iványi
   PART III: OTHER EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 2004
6. Latvia: Impact Of The European Union And The Financial Crisis; P?teris Timofejevs-Henriksson
7. Lithuania: A Hybrid Development Cooperation Policy; Laure Delcour
   PART IV: EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 2007
8. Bulgaria: In Search Of A New Focus; Anelia Damianova
9. Romania: From Ambiguity To Outsourcing; Mirela Oprea
   Box 1. The Transfer Of The Transition Experience: What Contribution To The EU Development Policy?; Milan Konrád
   Box 2. The European Transition Compendium: Much Ado About Nothing?; Monika Hellmeyer
   Conclusion: Reflections From The Outside; Simon Lightfoot
   IV: EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 2007
10. Bulgaria: In Search Of A New Focus; Anelia Damianova
11. Romania: From Ambiguity To Outsourcing; Mirela Oprea
    Box 1. The Transfer Of The Transition Experience: What Contribution To The EU Development Policy; Milan Konrád
    Box 2. The European Transition Compendium: Much Ado About Nothing?; Monika Hellmeyer
    Conclusion: Reflections From The Outside; Simon Lightfoot