Do norms matter? The principle of solidarity and the EU's eastern enlargement

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-23

  Jileva, Elena ^a  

^a NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Solidarity; Theories of EU eastern enlargement

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; POST-COMMUNISM; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 2342485023     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jird.1800006     Document Type: Article

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