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European Perspective of Transition Countries
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European Perspective of Transition Countries offers a critical, data-driven examination of the long and uneven path of European transition and integration. Drawing on prosperity indices, democracy measures, and social indicators, the book compares EU27, EU11, and candidate (A8) countries to reveal why economic convergence alone does not guarantee social well-being, democratic resilience, or institutional trust. It shows that prosperity can emerge from different models of capitalism yet remains deeply constrained by the weak rule of law, corruption, fragile democratic institutions, and low social trust.
Challenging the assumption that EU accession automatically resolves structural problems, the book argues that integration without strong public institutions and social consensus risks deepening inequality and disappointment. Blending quantitative analysis with historical reflection and political insight, this work invites policymakers, scholars, and citizens to reconsider the real costs, limits, and responsibilities of European integration. At its core, it is a call to return democracy, the rule of law, and the common good to the centre of Europe’s transition debate.
ISBN : 978-1-80603-255-6
Scheduled: 10/09/2026
Pages : 418
Size : 234x156
Imprint : Olympia Publishers
Josip Jambrac
After the capital study The Origin of Croatian Institutions: The Culture of Forgetting (2022) and the unavoidable monograph Direct Election of Mayors in Croatia: Democracy of Kings or Kingdom of Democracy (2023), the author returns to the topic of the state and society – European integration – with his fifth book. European integration and Europeanisation of transition countries in the context of enlargement and deepening is the topic of this unusual analysis. With the study European Perspective of Transition Countries, the author presents the findings of the perspectives of old and new members of the European Union and candidate countries.
