The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?
Despite the European Union (EU)-sponsored economic and political reforms, the Western Balkans has made little to no progress in several fields, including post-conflict reconciliation, post-socialist economic transformation, and democracy. This situation threatens both regional stability and, more im...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Hale Şıvgın
2020-12-01
|
| Series: | Gazi Akademik Bakış |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1442064 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832573406390779904 |
|---|---|
| author | Vasileios MIGKOS Murat ÖNSOY |
| author_facet | Vasileios MIGKOS Murat ÖNSOY |
| author_sort | Vasileios MIGKOS |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Despite the European Union (EU)-sponsored economic and political reforms, the Western Balkans has made little to no progress in several fields, including post-conflict reconciliation, post-socialist economic transformation, and democracy. This situation threatens both regional stability and, more importantly, the EU integration process in the region. On the other hand, the EU is in crisis and its enlargement policy has lost its momentum. If alternative policies are not put in place in the Western Balkans, it would once again be dragged into a whirlpool of conflict. This study asserts that the EU Strategy for Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which is a Macro-Regional Strategy could serve as a more realistic integration tool in the Western Balkans and an alternative for EU membership. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-348f7a6a12914750a6722dee2c136f93 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1307-9778 1309-5137 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-12-01 |
| publisher | Hale Şıvgın |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Gazi Akademik Bakış |
| spelling | doaj-art-348f7a6a12914750a6722dee2c136f932025-02-02T04:26:49ZengHale ŞıvgınGazi Akademik Bakış1307-97781309-51372020-12-011427151173The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?Vasileios MIGKOShttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-7110Murat ÖNSOYhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-1547Despite the European Union (EU)-sponsored economic and political reforms, the Western Balkans has made little to no progress in several fields, including post-conflict reconciliation, post-socialist economic transformation, and democracy. This situation threatens both regional stability and, more importantly, the EU integration process in the region. On the other hand, the EU is in crisis and its enlargement policy has lost its momentum. If alternative policies are not put in place in the Western Balkans, it would once again be dragged into a whirlpool of conflict. This study asserts that the EU Strategy for Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which is a Macro-Regional Strategy could serve as a more realistic integration tool in the Western Balkans and an alternative for EU membership.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1442064eusairmacro-regional strategieseuropean unionwestern balkans |
| spellingShingle | Vasileios MIGKOS Murat ÖNSOY The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? Gazi Akademik Bakış eusair macro-regional strategies european union western balkans |
| title | The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? |
| title_full | The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? |
| title_fullStr | The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? |
| title_short | The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? |
| title_sort | european union strategy for the adriatic ionian region an alternative to the european integration in the western balkans |
| topic | eusair macro-regional strategies european union western balkans |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1442064 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT vasileiosmigkos theeuropeanunionstrategyfortheadriaticionianregionanalternativetotheeuropeanintegrationinthewesternbalkans AT muratonsoy theeuropeanunionstrategyfortheadriaticionianregionanalternativetotheeuropeanintegrationinthewesternbalkans AT vasileiosmigkos europeanunionstrategyfortheadriaticionianregionanalternativetotheeuropeanintegrationinthewesternbalkans AT muratonsoy europeanunionstrategyfortheadriaticionianregionanalternativetotheeuropeanintegrationinthewesternbalkans |