Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States

Ondřej Horký is a Research Fellow in the Institute of International Relations, Prague.Simon Lightfoot is Senior Lecturer in European Politics, University of Leeds.

• 1. From Aid Recipients to Aid Donors? Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States Ondřej Horký and Simon Lightfoot2. The Transfer of the Central and Eastern European ‘Transition Experience’ to the South: Myth or Reality? Ondřej Horký3. Visegrad Countries’ Development Aid to Africa: Beyond the Rhetoric Dominik Kopiński4. Hungarian International Development Cooperation: Context, Stakeholders and Performance Balázs Szent-Iványi5. Development Discourse in Romania: From Socialism to EU Membership Mirela Oprea6. Involving Civil Society in the International Development Cooperation of ‘New’ EU Member States: The Case of Slovenia Maja Bucar7. Assessing the Aid Effectiveness of the Czech Republic: Commitment to Development Index and Beyond Petra Krylová, Miroslav Syrovátka and Zdenĕk Opršal8. Development Cooperation of the Baltic States: A Comparison of the Trajectories of Three New Donor Countries Evelin Andrespok and Andres Ilmar Kasekamp

Fewer and fewer donor country studies have been published in recent years. In particular, the aid policies of the New Member States have been in the shadows for a long time. This volume is not only timely but also plays the important role of demystifying some of the central roles which were conferred to the development assistance programmes of these emerging donors.Prof. dr. Paul Hoebink, Director Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen, The NetherlandsThis volume provides a clear and sophisticated analysis of actors, processes, and policies of the new (or re-emerging) donors in Central and East Europe. It draws on a number of different theoretical approaches, provides new empirical material, and challenges existing assumptions. By doing so, not only does it fill a gap in the academic literature, but is set to become an essential reading for all those who want to have a better understanding of the new global aid architecture.Maurizio Carbone, Professor of International Development and Jean Monnet Professor of EU External Relations Director of PhD Programme in Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland.