EU Induced Institutional Change in Post-Soviet Space: Promoting Reforms in Moldova and Ukraine

Theorising institutional change in the eastern neighbourhood -- Reforming Ukraine : the EU's institutional change in Ukraine's migration sector -- The EU's institutional change in the environmental protection sector -- Reforming Moldova : the EU's institutional change in Moldova's migration sector -- EU-induced institutional change in Moldova's environmental protection sector -- EU-induced change in the neighbourhood : lessons from Ukraine and Mmoldova

Theorising institutional change in the eastern neighbourhood -- Reforming Ukraine : the EU's institutional change in Ukraine's migration sector -- The EU's institutional change in the environmental protection sector -- Reforming Moldova : the EU's institutional change in Moldova's migration sector -- EU-induced institutional change in Moldova's environmental protection sector -- EU-induced change in the neighbourhood : lessons from Ukraine and Mmoldova.

Theorising institutional change in the eastern neighbourhood -- Reforming Ukraine : the EU's institutional change in Ukraine's migration sector -- The EU's institutional change in the environmental protection sector -- Reforming Moldova : the EU's institutional change in Moldova's migration sector -- EU-induced institutional change in Moldova's environmental protection sector -- EU-induced change in the neighbourhood : lessons from Ukraine and Mmoldova

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Towards a new approach: explaining the variation through empowerment and rulemaking -- Methodology -- Structure of the book -- Bibliography -- 2. Theorising institutional change in the Eastern neighbourhood -- Top-down change in the EU neighbourhood: critique of the literature -- Theoretical framework -- Accounting for the variation -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 3. Reforming Ukraine: the EU's institutional change in Ukraine's migration sector -- Domestic context: predatory elites, bad institutions -- EU-Ukraine relations framework -- Institutional change in migration sector in 2009-2017 -- Analysing change: quick adoption, obscure implementation -- The anti-corruption reforms under VLAP -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 4. The EU's institutional change in the environmental protection sector -- Soviet standards and post-Soviet struggles -- The new reform offer: the Association Agreement -- Analysing change -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 5. Reforming Moldova: the EU's institutional change in Moldova's migration sector -- The domestic context -- The EU-Moldova relation framework -- Institutional change in the migration sector -- Empowerment of stakeholders: assistance and monitoring -- Analysing change -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 6. EU-induced institutional change in Moldova's environmental protection sector -- The EU and environment reforms before 2009 -- Towards the Association Agreement -- Analysing reforms -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 7. EU-induced change in the neighbourhood: lessons from Ukraine and Moldova -- Variation in cases -- The EU strategies of institutional change -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 8. Conclusion -- Finding good institutions -- Towards EU's path dependency? -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Towards a new approach: explaining the variation through empowerment and rulemaking; Methodology; Structure of the book; Bibliography; 2. Theorising institutional change in the Eastern neighbourhood; Top-down change in the EU neighbourhood: critique of the literature; Theoretical framework; Accounting for the variation; Summary; Bibliography; 3. Reforming Ukraine: the EU's institutional change in Ukraine's migration sector; Domestic context: predatory elites, bad institutions