Meaningful reform in the Western Balkans : between formal institutions and informal practices / Eric Gordy, Adnan Efendic, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gordy, Eric, editor.

Efendic, Adnan, editor.

Series:

Interdisciplinary studies on Central and Eastern Europe ; Volume 22.

Interdisciplinary studies on Central and Eastern Europe ; Volume 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balkan Peninsula--Politics and government.

Balkan Peninsula.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Meaningful reform in the Western Balkans

Place of Publication:

Bern : Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

This book contains collection of articles which provide policy implications related to the problem of achieving substantive reform on the basis of harmonising legislation in Western Balkan (WB) countries with the standards of the European Union (EU). While WB states have generally been successful in adopting legal reforms that make up a part of EU conditionality, many laws remain unenforced, amounting to "empty shells." In the space between law, as it is written, and practices as they are engaged in everyday life, exists a gap, characterized by informality, clientelism, and exchange often based on strong tie relationships. Some instances of informality undermine the goal of establishing rule law and contribute to corruption. Others offer valuable solutions to persistent social problems or represent traditional vehicles of social cohesion that should be promoted. The recommendations in this book seek to address both constructive and damaging instances of informality, and to identify policy measures that can help to harmonise not only legislation, but existing informal practices on the ground.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.