"Adapting to European integration: The case of Lithuania"

Nakrosis, Vitalis. (2001) "Adapting to European integration: The case of Lithuania" . In European Union Studies Association (EUSA) > Biennial Conference > 2001 (7th), May 31-June 2, 2001, pages 20, Madison, Wisconsin.

Abstract

The paper is organized into five main sections, preceded by an introduction and followed by a conclusion. The second section outlines main manifestations of the mismatch between the EU and Lithuania. The third section discusses the limited capacity for reform (internal factors) shaping the pattern and dynamics of domestic change. The fourth section discusses the EU's power of agenda setting (EU-level factors) affecting the dynamics and forms institutional and policy changes in Lithuania. The fifth section presents factors facilitating domestic change by discussing "policy learning" effects generated by the PHARE program. And finally, the last section of the paper presents a case study explaining Lithuania's adaptation to the EU's pre-accession funds.