CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Marijanovic, Dina |
|---|---|
| Title | Influence of EU conditionality on domestic politics and public opinion: case study of Croatia and Slovakia |
| Summary | While scholars had opened ‘the black box’ of pre-accession negotiation process and had scrutinized phenomenon of EU conditionality, they often give more attention to explain reactions of applicant country’s government to the EU pressures, while neglecting to research the impact and consequences that government reactions can have on level of public support for the EU membership. The thesis’ research fills the gap by investigating government strategies and public reactions in the pre-accession process on the case of Slovakia and Croatia. The thesis finds that in the pre-accession process both government and public act rationally – weighing cost and benefits of EU reward and compliance with EU rules. Further, thesis finds that government strategies in dealing with EU conditionality have a significant influence on domestic opinion for the EU membership. Main conclusion brought from the findings is that the government adoption of EU rules will not affect negatively public support for the EU membership if the public approves government strategies and perceives that EU membership as the ultimate prize is higher than the costs of EU conditionality (vice versa). |
| Supervisor | Peter Balazs |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/marijanovic_dina.pdf |
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