Negotiating diplomacy in the new Europe
Subtitle: foreign policy in post-communist Bulgaria
By: Stefanos Katsikas
Series: Library of European studies -- 10
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9781845118853
Subjects: Politics and government; Post-communism; Foreign relations
Description: Bulgaria has faced previously unimaginable pressures over the last two decades, as it struggles to adapt to a post-Communist landscape and to reform both state and society in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union, while facing the challenge of increased efforts by NATO and the EU to expand into this region. In 'Negotiating Diplomacy in the New Europe', Stefanos Katsikas sheds new light on the mechanisms and factors which have influenced the making and shaping of Bulgarian foreign policy, examining the extent to which both domestic factors and the international environment have affected its trajectory. Rich in primary sources, including personal interviews with key protagonists, Katsikas offers invaluable analysis for researchers of Europe's post-communist international relations, as well as those interested in the processes of democratization and those of foreign policy formation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-247) and index.