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EU accession and party competition in post-communist Romania (2014)
Journal Article
Chiva, M. (2014). EU accession and party competition in post-communist Romania. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 14(1), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2014.882616

This paper examines the impact of the EU on party competition in post-communist Romania by testing Robert Ladrech’s model for the Europeanization of Central and East European party systems. It argues that, although it certainly holds true for a va... Read More about EU accession and party competition in post-communist Romania.

Gender, European integration and candidate recruitment : the European Parliament elections in the new EU member states (2012)
Journal Article
Chiva, M. (2014). Gender, European integration and candidate recruitment : the European Parliament elections in the new EU member states. Parliamentary Affairs, 67(2), 458-494. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gss047

The paper investigates women's representation in the European Parliament delegations of the new member states by bringing together three distinct strands of scholarship: the second-order elections model, feminist theories of candidate recruitment and... Read More about Gender, European integration and candidate recruitment : the European Parliament elections in the new EU member states.

The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C. (2009). The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2), 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850902899230

The paper seeks to bridge the existing gap between three distinct strands of literature: scholarship on EU enlargement; studies of social policy in the European Union; and feminist theorising on equality between men and women. It explores the impac... Read More about The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania.

The European Union’s 2007 enlargement (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C., & Phinnemore, D. (2009). The European Union’s 2007 enlargement. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2),