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Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States

The states from Central and Eastern Europe that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 provide a fascinating series of case studies for scholars interested in politics, IR and development studies. The interest comes from the fact that never before had so many recipients of EU aid joined the Union and taken on the commitment to become aid donors. The journey from recipients of aid to aid donors is interesting because, not only does it tell us about development policy in CEE states, this policy area gives us an insight into governmental structures in CEE states, foreign policy priorities, public opinion, the role of NGOs/civil society and how well CEE states have taken on board the EU acquis (the EUs rule book). The book also explores whether the development cooperation programmes of the majority of CEESs reflect the so-called transition experience of moving from authoritarianism and socialism to democracy and modern liberalism. It also explores the extent to which these donors are aligned with the approaches of the DAC donors. Finally, by extending the scrutiny to the bottom-up development activities of non-state actors and public opinion, the book will analyse the dynamics of the solidarity of the former East with the global South.

This book was published as a special issue of Perspectives on European Politics and Society.

Ondej Hork-Hluch is a Research Fellow in the Institute of International Relations, Prague.

Simon Lightfoot is Senior Lecturer in European Politics, University of Leeds.

Fewer and fewer donor country studies have been published in recent years. In particular, the aid policies of the New Member States have been in the shadows for a long time. This volume is not only timely but also plays the important role of demystifying some of the central roles which were conferred to the development assistance programmes of these emerging donors.

Prof. dr. Paul Hoebink
Director Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

This volume provides a clear and sophisticated analysis of actors, processes, and policies of the new (or re-emerging) donors in Central and East Europe. It draws on a number of different theoretical approaches, provides new empirical material, and challenges existing assumptions. By doing so, not only does it fill a gap in the academic literature, but is set to become an essential reading for all those who want to have a better understanding of the new global aid architecture.

Maurizio Carbone
Professor of International Development and Jean Monnet Professor of EU External Relations Director of PhD Programme in Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States

From Aid Recipients to Aid Donors

Edited by

Ondej Hork-Hluch and Simon Lightfoot

First published 2013
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ISBN13: 978-0-415-63912-5

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Publishers Note
The publisher would like to make readers aware that the chapters in this book may be referred to as articles as they are identical to the articles published in the special issue. The publisher accepts responsibility for any inconsistencies that may have arisen in the course of preparing this volume for print.

Contents

Ondej Hork & Simon Lightfoot

Ondej Hork

Dominik Kopiski

Balzs Szent-Ivnyi

Mirela Oprea

Maja Buar

Petra Krylov, Miroslav Syrovtka & Zdenk Opral

Evelin Andrespok & Andres Ilmar Kasekamp

The chapters in this book were originally published in Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:

From Aid Recipients to Aid Donors? Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States
Ondej Hork & Simon Lightfoot
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 1-16

The Transfer of the Central and Eastern European Transition Experience to the South: Myth or Reality?
Ondej Hork
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 17-32

Visegrad Countries Development Aid to Africa: Beyond the Rhetoric
Dominik Kopiski
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 33-49

Hungarian International Development Cooperation: Context, Stakeholders and Performance
Balzs Szent-Ivnyi
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 50-65

Development Discourse in Romania: From Socialism to EU Membership
Mirela Oprea
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 66-82

Involving Civil Society in the International Development Cooperation of New EU Member States: The Case of Slovenia
Maja Buar
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 83-99

Assessing the Aid Effectiveness of the Czech Republic: Commitment to Development Index and Beyond
Petra Krylov, Miroslav Syrovtka & Zdenk Opral
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 100-116

Development Cooperation of the Baltic States: A Comparison of the Trajectories of Three New Donor Countries
Evelin Andrespok & Andres Ilmar Kasekamp
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, volume 13, issue 1 (April 2012) pp. 117-130

ONDEJ HORK* & SIMON LIGHTFOOT**

*Institute of International Relations, Prague, Czech Republic
**School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK

ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of the emergence of development aid donors in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It explores the definitions employed to characterize these donors before going on to examine the challenges faced in creating a development policy in the CEE states. It outlines how a soft acquis from the EU, weak governmental structures, low political will and low public understanding prevented the policy from acquiring strong roots. As a result, the economic crisis, which is used to frame the debate, has knocked all the states in the region off course. Finally, it situates the papers in this special issue in the wider context of the overview and the wider literature and summarizes the main questions raised by the special issue: development cooperation as an expression of foreign policy interests, the normative role of the other international and European actors, the advantages of the CEE development cooperation programmes, and their embodiment in a wider societal context

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