Louk de la Rive Box, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Maja Bu?ar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Anelia Damianova, Centre for Economic Development, Bulgaria Laure Delcour, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme and IRIS, France Ela Dr??kiewicz-Grodzicka, Maynooth University, Ireland Monika Hellmeyer, London School of Economics, UK Ondrej Ga ovi?, Comenius University, Slovakia Milan Konrád, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic Vahur Made, Estonian School of Diplomacy, Estonia Mirela Oprea, University of Bologna, Italy Tomá Profant, Institute of International Relations, Czech Republic Balázs Szent-Iványi, Aston University, UK P?teris Timofejevs Henriksson, Södertörn University, Sweden Ur ka Zrinski, Center of Excellence in Finance, Ljubljana, Slovenia

'The authors make a clear case for the limited effects of the imposed development policy-standards leading to a 'shallow Europeanization' This study forms a unique contribution to the field of European development cooperation studies.' - Louk Box, Honorary Professor of International Cooperation at Maastricht University, The Netherlands 'This is a timely and important contribution to the field of Development and EU studies. With the EU development assistance in flux, and the mounting criticism of the EU's 'missing the point' when it comes to dealing with the complexity and multifariousness of post-communist transitions often simplistically and inadequately bundled in the 'New Europe' entity this collective volume offers a hitherto absent perspective and a critical insight in the emergence of Central European States as independent and influential actors. With its detailed country-specific accounts masterfully drawn together to open the floor to the alternative normative theories, this book effectively questions the fundamentals of the EU Self and its relational power over its composites.' - Elena A. Korosteleva, Professor of International Politics, University of Kent, UK

• Foreword: Lost In Transition?; Louk BoxIntroduction: Diverging Theoretical Approaches To A Normative Research Field; Ond?ej Horký-Hluchá? PART I: MEMBERS OF THE OECD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE1. Czechia: The ' 'Foreign Development Cooperation ' ' As A Policy Without Politics; Ond?ej Horký-Hluchá? 2. Poland: Attempts At Defining Aid By Solidarity, Democracy And Development; Ela Dr??kiewicz-Grodzicka 3. Slovakia: A Donor Against Its Will?; Ondrej Gažovi? And Tomáš Profant4 . Slovenia: What Options For A Small Donor?; Urška Zrinski And Maja Bu?ar PART II: NON-DAC MEMBER STATES OF THE OECD5. Estonia: Coming Out Of The ' 'Messianic ' ' Period; Vahur Made6. Hungary: Understanding The Mentality Of A Premature Donor; Balázs Szent-IványiPART III: OTHER EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 20047. Latvia: Impact Of The European Union And The Financial Crisis; P?teris Timofejevs-Henriksson 8. Lithuania: A Hybrid Development Cooperation Policy; Laure DelcourPART IV: EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 20079. Bulgaria: In Search Of A New Focus; Anelia Damianova10. Romania: From Ambiguity To Outsourcing; Mirela OpreaBox 1. The Transfer Of The Transition Experience: What Contribution To The EU Development Policy?; Milan KonrádBox 2. The European Transition Compendium: Much Ado About Nothing?; Monika Hellmeyer Conclusion: Reflections From The Outside; Simon LightfootIV: EU MEMBER STATES SINCE 20079. Bulgaria: In Search Of A New Focus; Anelia Damianova10. Romania: From Ambiguity To Outsourcing; Mirela OpreaBox 1. The Transfer Of The Transition Experience: What Contribution To The EU Development Policy; Milan KonrádBox 2. The European Transition Compendium: Much Ado About Nothing?; Monika Hellmeyer Conclusion: Reflections From The Outside; Simon Lightfoot