The Western Balkans and the Challenges of EU Accession : The Resilient Transformation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vidačak, Igor.

Series:

Southeast European Studies

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of the transformation of Western Balkan candidate countries as they move toward European Union (EU) accession. It assesses this multidimensional process as shaped both by reforms in the region and by developments within the EU itself.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

1. Resilient transformation in the Western Balkans' EU accession: An introductory framework

PART I: Strategic Foundations and EU Credibility

2. The evolving nature of EU conditionality: From Copenhagen to 'fundamentals first'

3. European strategic autonomy as a precondition for enlargement

4. Democratic backsliding in the EU: Implications for enlargement credibility

5. The rise of the radical right in the European Union: Implications for enlargement and the Western Balkans

6. The future of the EU: Scenarios for internal reform and credible enlargement

7. The EU and authoritarian norm diffusion in the Western Balkans

PART II: Governance and Democratic Resilience

8. Public administration reform in the EU integration process of the Western Balkans

9. Regulatory impact assessment in the Western Balkans: A key to sustainable implementation of EU standards

10. The ex post rule of law conditionality and its implications for EU enlargement: Lessons for the Western Balkans

11. Transforming government-civil society relations for democratic resilience in the Western Balkans

12. Managing migration as an institutional challenge for Western Balkan countries: Past and present

PART III: Economic, Digital and Green Transitions

13. The European Union's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: A vision for economic transformation

14. Social and economic disparities in the Western Balkans: Ensuring inclusive development

15. Infrastructure investment as a catalyst for economic transformation in the Western Balkans

16. EU digital and media policy in the Western Balkans

17. Advancing climate and energy reforms: Aligning the Western Balkans with the European Green Deal

Index.

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ISBN:

1-003-71722-5

1-04-080705-4

OCLC:

1592929694