Southeast European Studies: Southeast European Studies
About the Book Series
The Balkans are a region of Europe widely associated over the past decades with violence and war. Beyond this violence, the region has experienced rapid change in recent times though, including democratization, economic and social transformation. New scholarship is emerging which seeks to move away from the focus on violence alone to an understanding of the region in a broader context drawing on new empirical research.
The Southeast European Studies Series seeks to provide a forum for this new scholarship. Publishing cutting-edge, original research and contributing to a more profound understanding of Southeastern Europe while focusing on contemporary perspectives the series aims to explain the past and seeks to examine how it shapes the present. Focusing on original empirical research and innovative theoretical perspectives on the region the series includes original monographs and edited collections. It is interdisciplinary in scope, publishing high-level research in political science, history, anthropology, sociology, law and economics and accessible to readers interested in Southeast Europe and beyond.
EU Rule of Law Promotion: Judiciary Reform in the Western Balkans
1st Edition
By Marko Kmezic
August 14, 2018
Do EU institutions have an influence on the implementation of the rule of law in potential candidate countries and, if so, of what kind? During the compliance monitoring process related to the effective rule of law and democracy the EU Commission tests and criticizes the effectiveness of the ...
Security Community Practices in the Western Balkans
1st Edition
Edited
By Sonja Stojanović Gajić, Filip Ejdus
June 26, 2018
In the early 1990s, the Western Balkans were the scene of prolonged and bloody inter-ethnic wars. Numerous issues remain unresolved; Bosnia is a dysfunctional state; Kosovo a disputed territory; Macedonia a fragile republic, however, it is hard now to imagine the renewal of inter-state armed ...
Austerity and the Third Sector in Greece: Civil Society at the European Frontline
1st Edition
By Jennifer Clarke, Asteris Huliaras
October 12, 2017
Organised civil society in Greece is generally regarded as weak with rankings for associational density, volunteerism and levels of social capital traditionally among the lowest in Europe. Austerity and the Third Sector in Greece explores the context behind the statistics and general perceptions of...
Citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro: Effects of Statehood and Identity Challenges
1st Edition
By Jelena Džankic
October 12, 2017
What happens to the citizen when states and nations come into being? How do the different ways in which states and nations exist define relations between individuals, groups, and the government? Are all citizens equal in their rights and duties in the newly established polity? Addressing these key...
Croatia and the European Union: Changes and Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Pero Maldini, Davor Paukovi?
October 12, 2017
The accession of Croatia to the EU marked the end of a long and arduous period of transition. Croatia had to meet significantly higher criteria than previous states with suspicion and concerns among existing members about further enlargement increasing. Meanwhile initially strong public support in ...
State-Building and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1st Edition
By Soeren Keil, Valery Perry
June 16, 2017
State Building and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina details the post-Dayton evolution of the country over the last two decades. Carefully evaluating the successes and failures the book explores the slow progress of the democratization process and how key elites initially took hold of the ...
Cultures of Democracy in Serbia and Bulgaria: How Ideas Shape Publics
1st Edition
By James Dawson
November 16, 2016
At a time when some EU member states are attracting attention for the rise to power of illiberal, anti-democratic political movements, this book’s analytical focus on ideas and identities helps explain why institutional progress is not necessarily reflected in the formation of liberal, democratic ...
The Politics of Social Ties: Immigrants in an Ethnic Homeland
1st Edition
By Mila Dragojevic
November 15, 2016
After forced migration to a country where immigrants form an ethnic majority, why do some individuals support exclusivist and nationalist political parties while others do not? Based on extensive interviews and an original survey of 1,200 local Serbs and ethnic Serbian refugees fleeing violent ...
Multinational Federalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1st Edition
By Soeren Keil
September 06, 2016
In 1995 none of the political parties representing the peoples of Bosnia preferred a federal option. Yet, Bosnia became a federal state, highly decentralised and with a complex institutional architecture. This solution was imposed on them by international actors as a result of peace negotiations ...
A Discourse Analysis of Corruption: Instituting Neoliberalism Against Corruption in Albania, 1998-2005
1st Edition
By Blendi Kajsiu
January 02, 2015
Why did Albania enjoy some of the most successful anti-corruption programs and institutions along with what appeared to be growing levels of corruption during the period 1998-2005? Looking at corruption through a post-structuralist discourse analysis perspective this book argues that the dominant ...
After Ethnic Conflict: Policy-making in Post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia
1st Edition
By Cvete Koneska
December 17, 2014
After Ethnic Conflict: Policy-making in Post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia investigates how sensitive policy issues can be resolved in the aftermath of war by investigating how political elites interact and make decisions in ethnically divided societies. Focussing on the ...
Debating the End of Yugoslavia
1st Edition
By Florian Bieber, Armina Galijaš
October 20, 2014
Countries rarely disappear off the map. In the 20th century, only a few countries shared this fate with Yugoslavia. The dissolution of Yugoslavia led to the largest war in Europe since 1945, massive human rights violations and over 100,000 victims. Debating the End of Yugoslavia is less an attempt ...