Negotiating diplomacy in the new Europe : foreign policy in post-communist Bulgaria /: foreign policy in post-communist Bulgaria. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stefanos Katsikas.
• Other Names: Katsikas, Stefanos
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: `New Europe' as a Concept -- Bulgarian Foreign Policy in the `New Europe' -- Relations with Russia -- Regime Change and Bulgarian Diplomacy -- The Structure of the Book -- 1. Foreign Policy in the 1980s -- Ideological Principles of Foreign Policy -- Foreign Policy Mechanisms -- Relations with States from Outside the Region -- Bulgaria's Relations with the USSR -- Bulgaria's Relations with the West -- Relations with Pro-Soviet States of the Third World -- Bulgaria's Relations in the Balkans -- Efforts at Multilateral Cooperation -- Bilateral Relations -- Intra-bloc Regional Issues -- Nationalism -- Bulgarian Turks -- Bulgarian Macedonians -- Territorial Issues -- Economic Issues -- Conclusion -- 2. From A People's to A Liberal Democracy -- Introduction -- Foreign Policy Mechanisms -- Constitutional Anomalies and Constitutional Crafting -- The Role of Personality in Foreign Policy Making. Contents note continued: Foreign Policy Making under Petur Stoianov and Georgi Purvanov -- Foreign Policy Agenda of the Bulgarian Political Parties -- Foreign Policy Agenda of the BSP -- Foreign Policy Agenda of the UDF -- Foreign Policy Agenda of the NMSII/NMSP -- Foreign Policy Agenda of the CEDB -- Foreign Policy Agenda of Ataka -- Independent Research Policy Institutes -- Evolution of Think Tanks in Bulgaria -- Minorities and Foreign Policy Making -- The Foreign Policy Agenda of the MRF -- Other Minorities -- Foreign Policy Agenda of the IMRO -- Foreign Policy Agenda of UMO-Ilinden -- Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Making -- Conclusion -- 3. Accession to the Eu and Bulgarian Foreign Policy Making -- Introduction -- From Westernization to `Europeanization' -- Bulgaria's Accession to the EU -- The Association Agreement of December 1992 -- Bulgaria's Candidacy for EU Membership -- In Search of an EU Patron State -- The Bulgarski Velikden Initiative. Contents note continued: International Events and the EU Accession Process -- Post-Communist Europeanization and Foreign Policy Mechanisms -- Democratic Conditionality -- Foreign Policy Mechanisms -- The Role of the Foreign Policy Constitutional Actors -- The President of the Republic -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- The Council of European Integration -- The Chief Negotiator for EU Affairs -- The Ministry of European Affairs -- The Coordination Council -- The Core Negotiations Team -- The National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria -- The Role of Non-party Actors in Foreign Policy -- Conclusion -- 4. The Eu Accession Process and Bulgaria's Foreign Relations -- Introduction -- Relations with International Organizations -- Bulgaria's Relations with NATO -- Bulgaria's Relations with the IMF -- Democratic Conditionality and Interstate Relations -- Relations with Developing States in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America -- Bulgaria's Relations with the USA. Contents note continued: Bulgaria's Relations with the Russian Federation -- Conclusion -- 5. Accession to the Euro-atlantic Structures and Bulgaria's Balkan Policy -- Introduction -- Post-Cold War Balkan Policy -- Post-1989 Security Vacuum and Bulgarian Balkan Policy -- Post-1989 Territorial Policy towards the Balkans -- Bulgaria's Minority Policies -- Sofia's Diplomatic Activity Since 1989 -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 261 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 327.4977; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Postcommunisme; Politique étrangère; UE/CE Elargissement; Diplomatie; OTAN; Diplomatic relations; Politics and government; Außenpolitik; Bulgaria -- Foreign relations -- 1990-; Bulgaria -- Foreign relations -- Europe; Europe -- Foreign relations -- Bulgaria; Bulgaria -- Politics and government -- 1990-; Bulgarie; Bulgaria; Europe; Bulgarien; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857720887; 0857720880
• Related ISBNs: 1845118855; 9781845118853
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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