This book examines the process of Poland 's accession
negotiations to the European Union between 1998-2003. An empirical
study based on Robert Putnam 's two-level game model, it charts the
influence and role of key domestic actors and groups on the
negotiations especially in three critical, controversial, areas -
areas where EU accession threatened to bring about a profound
transformation to Polish life - agriculture, with particular
emphasis on direct payments and production quotas; the purchase of
real estate by foreigners; and the free movement of labour.
This book demonstrates the complex interaction between the
domestic and international level of negotiations and furthermore,
shows how critical this link can be to negotiation outcomes at the
international level. It reveals how susceptible Poland 's
negotiation process was to domestic pressure, particularly public
opinion and interest groups.
Drawing heavily on qualitative analysis such as press releases,
news wires, policy documents, as well as quantitative analyses,
such as the use of opinion polls, and supported by in-depth,
unrestricted interviews with key Polish decision-makers, this book
examines the dynamics of policy formation in Poland and shows how
this translated into the final conditions of accession.
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