Europeanization, State-building and democratization in the Western Balkans

Keil, Soeren

doi:10.1080/00905992.2013.768977

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“…In this context, all WBCs have signed SAA with the EU over the last years, which legally bind them into a process of political and economic integration. [16] In June 2000 the Feira European Council officially decided that all the SAP countries are potential candidates for EU membership that would meet the Copenhagen Criteria for effective and democratic governance. [17] Since then, the main instruments and practices used by the EU's policy through the WBCs have shifted from post-war stabilization to an agenda of enlargement.…”

Section: Europeanization Of the Balkans: From Mediation To Statebuildingmentioning

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Europeanization of the Balkans vs. Balkanization of Europe: A Vision Limited by Realities

Gözübenli¹,

Tekeshanoska²

2018

2018 UBT International Conference

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After decades out of the radar, Western Balkans entered on the agenda of European Community simultaneously with the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at the end of 80s. The 90s brought back the focus at the EU enlargement, creating new political momentum with new approaches in European Integration. Finally, 13 Central and Eastern European Countries became members of the EU in last two decades. The most-awaited new Enlargement Strategy for the remaining potential candidate and candidate countries in the Western Balkans, entitled "The Credible Enlargement Perspective for the Western Balkans" was presented earlier this year. The strategy that was presented eighteen years after the launch of the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP), indicates a clear prospect of accession of Western Balkans countries to the EU by the end of 2025. It is clear that Western Balkans needs the EU for more stability and less corruption, however for us, social acceptability of nationalism and far-right in the Western Europe is a danger for Western Balkans countries that were torn by sharp ethnic conflicts until recently. On the other hand, some Central European countries' descent into authoritarianism is another problem for sensitive stability of Western Balkans countries on the door of the EU. This study aims to take a comprehensive look at how Europe is Balkanizing while Western Balkans countries are Europeanizing. Some specific cases will be analyzed dealing with the rise of Nationalism and Authoritarianism in Europe and European Integration of Western Balkans countries.

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Section: Europeanization Of the Balkans: From Mediation To Statebuildingmentioning

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Europeanization of the Balkans vs. Balkanization of Europe: A Vision Limited by Realities

Gözübenli¹,

Tekeshanoska²

2018

2018 UBT International Conference

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“…According to MacDowall (2011a), however, it should be clear that the nature of prosperity and stability is clearly one that is based on constitutional democracy, as well as the free market. The Copenhagen Criteria spells out the necessary prerequisites for EU membership, such as democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights, protection of minorities, market economy, and other "European standards" (Calic 2003;Keil 2013). Krastev (2005) believes that if the European Union fails in integrating all of the Balkan countries as new Member States, then it will be seen as a 'neo-colonial' power in places such as Bosnia or Kosovo.…”

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Great Powers and Geopolitics

Klieman¹

2015

Global Power Shift

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Ample empirical evidence points to recent power shifts in multiple areas of international relations taking place between industrialized countries and emerging powers, and between states and non-state actors. Yet there is a dearth of theoretical interpretation and synthesis of these findings, and a growing need for coherent approaches to understand and measure the transformation. This edited series aims to bring together scholars from all major world regions as well as different disciplines in order to discuss and possibly blend their different approaches and provide new frameworks for the understanding of global affairs and the governance of global power shifts. More information about this series at

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“…As shown in the literature, the record of EU-supported reforms in postconflict countries is mixed (e.g., Bieber, 2011;Keil, 2013). One of the reasons is the local resistance against them.…”

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Local contestation against the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo

Mahr

2017

Contemporary Security Policy

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Europeanization, State-building and democratization in the Western Balkans

Cited by 29 publications

References 13 publications

Europeanization of the Balkans vs. Balkanization of Europe: A Vision Limited by Realities

Europeanization of the Balkans vs. Balkanization of Europe: A Vision Limited by Realities

Great Powers and Geopolitics

Local contestation against the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo

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