Enlargement

Chiva, C

Abstract

This chapter argues that the European union's (EU’s) eastwards expansion in particular marked a watershed moment in the development of the EU’s enlargement policy, and that this had momentous consequences for gender equality policy in the new member states. It also argues that, perhaps as a consequence of overwhelming interest in the eastern enlargement round, the literature on gender and enlargement is overwhelmingly focused on the process whereby prospective member states ‘download’ EU policy templates into domestic settings. The chapter provides an overview of the development of EU membership conditionality, the ways in which eastern enlargement differed from previous rounds, and the ways in which gender equality was incorporated into membership conditionality towards central and eastern European countries (CEECs). It focuses on the evolution of the enlargement literature, focusing primarily on the CEEC enlargement. The chapter identifies directions for future research, focusing on existing research gaps.

Citation

Chiva, C. (2021). Enlargement. In G. Abels, A. Krizsán, H. MacRae, & A. van der Vleuten (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of gender and EU politics (183-194). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351049955-18

• Publication Date: Mar 18, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 6, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 18, 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 183-194
• Series Title: Routledge International Handbooks
• Book Title: The Routledge handbook of gender and EU politics
• ISBN: 9781138485259-(hardback);-9781351049955-(ebook)
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351049955-18
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351049955-18
• Related Public URLs: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351049955; https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Gender-and-EU-Politics/Abels-Krizsan-MacRae-van-der-Vleuten/p/book/9781138485259
• Additional Information: Access Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Handbook of Gender and EU Politics on 18th March 2021, available online: http://www.routledge.com/9781138485259