1st Edition
The European Union’s Approach to Conflict Resolution Transformation or Regulation in the Western Balkans?
By Laurence Cooley
Copyright 2019
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. The book argues, contrary to the assumptions of much of the existing... Read more
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
Biography
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.
