Michael Emerson is a Senior Fellow at CEPS in Brussels, and was formerly with the European Commission, including as EU Ambassador in Moscow.
Denis Cenü¿ is Programme Director at the independent Moldovan think tank, Expert-Grup.
Tamara Kovziridze is Senior Director of the Reformatics consulting company in Tbilisi, and former deputy minister in the Government of Georgia.
Veronika Movchan is Academic Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting in Kyiv.

The Essence of the Struggle, Michael Emerson / 1. Towards Becoming European-Style Democracies, Ghia Nodia, Denis Cenü¿ & Mikhail Minakov / 2. Oligarchs as Key Obstacles to Reform, Wojciech Kononczuk, Denis Cenü¿ & Kornely Kakachia / 3. Integrity and Judicial Reform, Steven Blockmans, Nadejda Hriptievschi, Viacheslav Panasiuk & Ekaterine Zguladze /4. Anti-Corruption Policies, Michael Emerson, Nadejda Hriptievchi, Olexandr Kalitenko, Tamara Kovziridze & Elena Prohnitchi / 5. Can Greater Gender Equality in Senior Roles Help Reduce Corruption? Serena Romano / 6. Incomplete Hegemonies, Hybrid Neighbours: Identity Games and Policy Tools, Andrey Makarychev / 7. Political and Economic Governance in the Balkans vs Eastern Europe, Michael Emerson & Gergana Noutcheva / 8. Demystifying the Association Agreements, Kataryna Wolczuk / About the Contributors

The book develops conclusions and recommendations addressed to both the EU and the three states on how to inject renewed momentum into their 'Europeanisation' process.