Abstract
In 2004 Lithuania marked the end of an impressive success story as the country achieved its key foreign political objectives by joining the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The simultaneous processes of post-communist state/nation-building and adaptation to the acquis communautaire have been enormously influential in terms of defining both the foreign political and domestic agenda of the country, while also establishing a very strong consensus among political elites and, to a certain extent, citizens. But it remains a moot question to what extent — or how — EU membership will have an impact on the domestic agenda. The task of this chapter is to examine the development of the Lithuanian party system against the background of EU membership.
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Duvold, K., Jurkynas, M. (2007). Europeanization without Party Involvement: The Case of Lithuania. In: Lewis, P.G., Mansfeldová, Z. (eds) The European Union and Party Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230596658_6
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