Table of Contents

1. Scripted States and Changes in Governance 2. Europeanization and Organization Theory 3. Rituals of Inquisition. European Commission Monitoring of Accession Processes 4. Governance Through Meditation. EU Twinning in Lithuania 5. Opening up for Change: Modernizing Public Administration in the Baltic States 6. Europeanization of Labor Market Policy-Making in the Baltic States 7. The Choice of Parliamentary EU Scrutiny Mechanisms in the New Member States 8. Scripted Parties: The Case of Estonian Social Democracy 9. Soft Powers (in a Community of the Willing)

About the Author

Sodertorn University, Sweden

Reviews

"The excellent insights on the micro-processes of accession are relevant to anyone interested in how states respond to EU pressures and adapt to the role of being members. The book advances understanding of European democracies that are relevant for the UK despite being small." - Allan Sikk, LSE Review of Books, May 2012