Importance of the quality of public administration for Europeanization

Public administration plays a prominent role in state transition and modernization processes. Therefore, the quality of public administration affects transition processes in Eastern European states on their way to joining the European Union. This hypothesis is proven by analysing former socialist or communist countries that became members of the European Union during the two major waves of accession in 2004 and 2007 because, to do so, they had to implement internal modernization processes to more democracy and a market economy. A quantitative research design is used to investigate whether a functioning administration has a strong positive impact on transition, its effectiveness and sustainability. The result shows that a well-functioning administration significantly promotes transition processes and has a positive impact on tran­sition to more democracy and a market economy.