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Democratic patterns and party systems in the Western Balkans
The article explores the role of political parties in hybrid regimes in the Western Balkans. The Western Balkans have been marked by considerable...
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Russian Government Policy in the Western Balkans
This article aims to explain the nature of Russian foreign policy towards the Western Balkan states, taking into account the role of other actors...
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Political Islam and Islamism in the Western Balkans
This chapter examines main elements of political Islam and Islamism in the Western Balkans and explains how they play out in different countries of...
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The US–China 5G Race in Europe’s Western Balkans
When President Trump brought Kosovo and Serbia together to sign a treaty to normalize their economic relations, China’s appetite for 5G presence in...
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The Western Balkans, a German View
Germany’s Balkan policies have a long if not always fortunate tradition. After World War II, the Federal Republic initially pursued a very cautious...
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EU Enlargement and Regional Geopolitics of the Western Balkans
In chapter, EU Enlargement and Regional Geopolitics of the Western Balkans, Blerim Reka closely studies the geo-politics of the region, with a focus...
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Geostrategic Tendencies and Challenges for the Western Balkans and Serbia
In the chapter, Geostrategic Tendencies and Challenges for the Western Balkans and Serbia, Negoslav P. Ostojić, Aleksandar Weisner, and Luka V. Ilić...
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European Union—Western Balkans Misperceptions and Paradoxes
This chapter explores elite and public perceptions across the region of the Western Balkans in relation to the European Union (EU). It explores two...
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Antithetic Perceptions of Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans
Regional cooperation in the Western Balkans has been one of the most debated and most controversial issues over the past decades. This chapter...
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Energy and Regional Geopolitics in the Western Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean
In the chapter, Energy and Regional Geopolitics in the Western Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, Armend Reka analyzes how the Western Balkans and...
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Bridging the Perceptions-Based Gap Between the EU and the Western Balkans
In this concluding chapter, we present the most important messages that emerge from the contributions to this book. The idea about (mis)perceptions...
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The Image of the European Union in the Western Balkans
The topic is dealt with through the comparison of two dominant images the European Union (EU) has had in the Western Balkan countries during the last...
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Environment and Economy Interactions in the Western Balkans: Current Situation and Prospects
In the sustainable development paradigm, the environment and the economy are closely intertwined in many ways. Everything that happens in the...
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Integrating the Western Balkans into the EU Overcoming Mutual Misperceptions
Among the main stumbling blocks of European Union-Western Balkan integration are the differences in perceptions on both sides. Today, the gap between...
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Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the Western Balkans: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of Motivations and Interests
This chapter adopts a neoclassical realist framework to provide an overview of the evolution of Turkey’s engagement in the region, identifies the...
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Futures of the Western Balkans Fragmentation and Integration in the Region and Beyond
This Brief provides a survey of key political, social, and economic issues affecting the Western Balkans region. Taking a two-pronged conceptual...
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‘We speak over the phone almost dailyʼ: routinisation as an overlooked source of pacification in the Western Balkans
This article provides an in-depth assessment of the peaceful change in the Western Balkan relations between the years 1999 and 2011 that happened...
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Turkey’s Return to the Western Balkans Policies of Continuity and Transformation
This volume sheds new light on the interaction between Turkey and the Western Balkans. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, the...
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Conditional or Sustainable? The Rule of Law and Judiciary Reforms in the Western Balkans
European integration is legal integration. Rule of Law is an essential part of the DNA of the European Union, which is itself a “community based upon...
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Non-state Actors’ Role in Foreign Policy: The Case of the EU Enlargement Policy in Western Balkans
As non-state actors are gaining status and influence in world politics, scholars have sought to examine the impact of their activities on various...