The European Union's Approach to Conflict Resolution: Transformation or Regulation in the Western Balkans?

ISBN-13: 9780367733551 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 230 str.

Laurence Cooley

Opis

This book investigates and explains the European Union’s approach to conflict resolution in three countries of the Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Kosovo. In doing so, it critically interrogates claims that the EU acts as an agent of conflict transformation in its engagement with conflict-affected states.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The EU and Approaches to Conflict Resolution  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina: (Not) Reforming an Ideal-Typical Consociation  4. Macedonia: Constitutional Engineering in a Time of Crisis  5. Kosovo: Establishing a ‘Multi-Ethnic Society’?  6. Rethinking the EU’s Approach to Conflict Resolution  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Laurence Cooley is a Research Fellow in the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham, UK. His research interests include the design of power-sharing institutions, the politics of the census in deeply divided societies, and the external policies of the European Union.