Building States Without Society

European Union Enlargement and the Transfer of EU Social Policy to Poland and Hungary

• Author(s): Beate Sissenich,
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Pages: 237
• ISBN_10: 0739112236
  ISBN_13: 9780739112236
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / International , Political Science / General , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Political Science / American Government / National , Political Science / World / European , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... Focusing on the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, Building States without Society highlights the real limits of cross-national rule transfer even when power is uneven between rule-makers and rule-takers. Tracing the role of labor and other non-state actors in transferring rules, Beate Sissenich shows the persistent relevance of national politics, specifically state capacity and interest organizations. Social network analysis demonstrates that even in a highly integrated Europe, state borders continue to structure communications.