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Since the second half of the 1990s onwards the European Union has started comprehensive Europeani... more Since the second half of the 1990s onwards the European Union has started comprehensive Europeanization reform process in the Western Balkan countries. One important aspect of the Europeanization process has been a democratization process. However, the Western Balkans region as a whole has faced serious democratic deficit. Therefore, it is highly puzzling to understand the main reasons behind this paradox. Thus, this book analyses the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the countries of the Western Balkans region, regarding the main challenges it has faced in terms of its democratization reforms in the framework of the Europeanization project. I have identified the five main challenges slowing down democratization in the country; namely, deficient constitutional framework, massive international presence, exclusive ethnic-nationalism, weak civil society, and ambiguous role of the EU states. Thus, Bosnia and Herzegovina has faced a situation of permanent Europeanization process wit...
During the Cold War the European Community lacking common military instruments was perceived as t... more During the Cold War the European Community lacking common military instruments was perceived as the example of a civilian power. However, in the early 1990s, under the framework of CFSP, the first concrete defence initiatives have been launched. By the end of the 1990s and after the agreement on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) the first Rapid Reaction Forces were on the European military agenda. Such defence and military capabilities challenged the idea of the EU as a civil or civilian power. Thus, a main concern in the paper has been to assess the character and identity of the EU`s activities in the context of international relations. For this purpose, this study has explored the EU policy instruments such as the enlargement policy, external aid, environmental policy at the global level, multilateralism, and the EU armed forces. The study concludes that the enlargement policy accounts for an important EU strategy to shape the international environment through civilian...
Since the second half of the 1990s onwards the European Union has started comprehensive Europeani... more Since the second half of the 1990s onwards the European Union has started comprehensive Europeanization reform process in the Western Balkan countries. One important aspect of the Europeanization process has been a democratization process. However, the Western Balkans region as a whole has faced serious democratic deficit. Therefore, it is highly puzzling to understand the main reasons behind this paradox. Thus, this book analyses the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the countries of the Western Balkans region, regarding the main challenges it has faced in terms of its democratization reforms in the framework of the Europeanization project. I have identified the five main challenges slowing down democratization in the country; namely, deficient constitutional framework, massive international presence, exclusive ethnic-nationalism, weak civil society, and ambiguous role of the EU states. Thus, Bosnia and Herzegovina has faced a situation of permanent Europeanization process wit...
During the Cold War the European Community lacking common military instruments was perceived as t... more During the Cold War the European Community lacking common military instruments was perceived as the example of a civilian power. However, in the early 1990s, under the framework of CFSP, the first concrete defence initiatives have been launched. By the end of the 1990s and after the agreement on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) the first Rapid Reaction Forces were on the European military agenda. Such defence and military capabilities challenged the idea of the EU as a civil or civilian power. Thus, a main concern in the paper has been to assess the character and identity of the EU`s activities in the context of international relations. For this purpose, this study has explored the EU policy instruments such as the enlargement policy, external aid, environmental policy at the global level, multilateralism, and the EU armed forces. The study concludes that the enlargement policy accounts for an important EU strategy to shape the international environment through civilian...