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Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean
Imagined Enemies
AvA. Heraclides
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
1 104 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibility of interests but the mutual fears and suspicions, which are deeply rooted in historical memories, real or imagined.
Last Ottomans
The Muslim Minority of Greece 1940-1949
AvK. Featherstone,D. Papadimitrioum. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
1 137 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
A new study of the international and local politics surrounding the Muslim minority of Western Thrace (Greece) in the 1940s, based on previously unseen archival material. Addresses the minority's complex identity, its relations with other communities in the area, the international diplomacy of WWII and strategic considerations of the Cold War.
Civil Society and Transitions in the Western Balkans
AvV. Bojicic-Dzelilovic,J. Ker-Lindsaym. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
572 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book explores the ambiguous role played by civil society in the processes of state-building, democratization and post-conflict reconstruction in the Western Balkans challenging the assumption that civil society is always a force for good by analysing civil society actors and their effects in post-communist and post-conflict transition.
Europeanization of the Western Balkans
Environmental Governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia
AvAdam Fagan,Indraneel Sircar
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
The book analyses the changing roles of international agencies, governmental bodies, non-governmental organisations, and local communities around major road-building environmental impact assessment processes in order to examine whether the influence of the European Union has transformed environmental governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Serbia.
Health Reforms in South-East Europe
AvW. Bartlett,J. Bozikovm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
572 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Over the last two decades the countries of South East Europe have engaged in far-reaching reforms of their health systems. However, overviews of reform efforts in this part of Europe have been sorely lacking. This book addresses this shortage through the analysis of key aspects of health reforms and health workforce mobility in South East Europe.
Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle
Cyprus, Greece and Turkey
AvA. Aktar,N. Kizilyürekm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
1 104 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle is the first systematic study of nationalism in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey from a comparative perspective. Bringing scholars from Greece, Turkey and both sides of Cyprus (and beyond) together, the book provides a critical account of nation-building processes and nationalist politics in all three countries.
Europeanization and Civil Society
Turkish NGOs as Instruments of Change?
AvM. Ketola
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a critical investigation of the relationship between Turkish NGOs and the European Union (EU) and a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and limitations to fashioning social change by funding NGOs.
Politics of Extreme Austerity
Greece in the Eurozone Crisis
AvG. Karyotis,R. Gerodimos
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions and an exclusive interview with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, this is the first comprehensive account of the economic crisis at the heart of Europe.
Foreign Policies of Post-Yugoslav States
From Yugoslavia to Europe
AvS. Keil,B. Stahl
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
The post-Yugoslav states have developed very differently since Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s. This book analyzes the foreign policies of the post-Yugoslav states, thereby focusing on the main goals, actors, decision-making processes and influences on the foreign policies of these countries.
Political Elites and Decentralization Reforms in the Post-Socialist Balkans
Regional Patronage Networks in Serbia and Croatia
AvAlexander Kleibrink
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Across the globe, more powers are being devolved to local and regional levels of government. This book provides an innovative analysis of such decentralisation in transition states in the Balkans. Using new and rich data, it shows how political elites use decentralisation strategically to ensure their access to state resources.
Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean
Imagined Enemies
AvA. Heraclides
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
1 104 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibility of interests but the mutual fears and suspicions, which are deeply rooted in historical memories, real or imagined.
Last Ottomans
The Muslim Minority of Greece 1940-1949
AvK. Featherstone,D. Papadimitrioum. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
1 137 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
A new study of the international and local politics surrounding the Muslim minority of Western Thrace (Greece) in the 1940s, based on previously unseen archival material. Addresses the minority's complex identity, its relations with other communities in the area, the international diplomacy of WWII and strategic considerations of the Cold War.
Civil Society and Transitions in the Western Balkans
AvV. Bojicic-Dzelilovic,J. Ker-Lindsaym. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
572 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book explores the ambiguous role played by civil society in the processes of state-building, democratization and post-conflict reconstruction in the Western Balkans challenging the assumption that civil society is always a force for good by analysing civil society actors and their effects in post-communist and post-conflict transition.
Health Reforms in South-East Europe
AvW. Bartlett,J. Bozikovm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Over the last two decades the countries of South East Europe have engaged in far-reaching reforms of their health systems. However, overviews of reform efforts in this part of Europe have been sorely lacking. This book addresses this shortage through the analysis of key aspects of health reforms and health workforce mobility in South East Europe.
Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle
Cyprus, Greece and Turkey
AvA. Aktar,N. Kizilyürekm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
1 104 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle is the first systematic study of nationalism in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey from a comparative perspective. Bringing scholars from Greece, Turkey and both sides of Cyprus (and beyond) together, the book provides a critical account of nation-building processes and nationalist politics in all three countries.
Europeanization and Civil Society
Turkish NGOs as Instruments of Change?
AvM. Ketola
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Do NGOs strengthen Turkey's efforts at Europeanization and democratization or do they use EU funding to serve other interests?This book offers a critical investigation of the relationship between Turkish NGOs and the European Union (EU) and a nuanced assessment of the opportunities and limitations to fashioning social change by funding NGOs.
Politics of Extreme Austerity
Greece in the Eurozone Crisis
AvG. Karyotis,R. Gerodimos
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions and an exclusive interview with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, this is the first comprehensive account of the economic crisis at the heart of Europe.
Foreign Policies of Post-Yugoslav States
From Yugoslavia to Europe
AvS. Keil,B. Stahl
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
556 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
The post-Yugoslav states have developed very differently since Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s. This book analyzes the foreign policies of the post-Yugoslav states, thereby focusing on the main goals, actors, decision-making processes and influences on the foreign policies of these countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Policy Since Independence
AvJasmin Hasić,Dženeta Karabegović
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
1 324 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book is the first to provide a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the foreign policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a post-conflict country with an active agency in international affairs. Bridging academic and policy debates, the book summarizes and further examines the first twenty-five years of BiH’s foreign policy following the country’s independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Topics covered include conflict and post-conflict periods, Euro-Atlantic integration, political affairs on both local and regional levels, integration with a variety of international organizations and actors, neighboring states, bilateral relations with relevant other states including the United States, Russia, selected EU countries, and Turkey, as well as BiH’s diaspora. The book highlights that despite their apparent weakness, post-conflict states have agency to carry out foreign policy goals and engage with the international sphere, including in geopolitics, and thus provides a novel insight into weakstates and their role in international politics.
Europeanisation of the Western Balkans
A Failure of EU Conditionality?
AvJelena Džankić,Soeren Keilm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
1 653 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This volume casts a fresh look on how the political spaces of the Western Balkan states (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania) are shaped, governed and transformed during the EU accession process. The contributors argue that EU conditionality in the Western Balkans does not work ‘effectively’ in terms of social change because rule transfer remains a ‘contested’ business, due to veto-players on the ground and strong legacies of the past. The volume examines specific policy areas, salient in the enlargement process and to a different degree incorporated in the accession criteria, as well as EU foreign policy in the spheres of post-conflict stabilisation, democratization and the rule of law promotion.
Policy-Making at the European Periphery
The Case of Croatia
AvZdravko Petak,Kristijan Kotarski
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
1 543 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book examines Croatia's economic and political transformation over the last 30 years. It brings together the best political scientists, macroeconomists and public finance experts from Croatia to provide an in-depth analysis of the Croatian policy-making context and the impact of Europeanization upon its domestic institutional framework. The second part of the book scrutinizes the political economy context and Croatia's long-term macroeconomic under-performance, especially in comparison to other transition economies. The final part explores sectoral public policies, including cohesion policy, education, health, pensions, and local government. The book offers a unique blend of Croatia's political economy framework and public policy analysis.
Socioeconomic Fragmentation and Exclusion in Greece under the Crisis
AvDimitris Katsikas,Dimitri A. Sotiropoulosm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
1 173 kr
Skickas inom 11-20 vardagar
This volume uses new empirical evidence and analytical ideas to study phenomena of fragmentation and exclusion threatening stability and cohesion in Greek society in the aftermath of the crisis. The contributors argue that processes of fragmentation and exclusion provoked by the crisis can be observed on both a material and an ideational level. On a material level, rising levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality have produced new social security “outsiders”, while on an ideational level, a discursive-cultural shift is documented, which has led to new understandings and categorizations of new (and old) insiders and outsiders. Moreover, the volume attests to the aspirations, but also the limitations, of spontaneous civil society mobilization to address the social crisis. Finally, the volume offers a discussion of the political management of social fragmentation and exclusion in Greece both before and after the onset of the crisis. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of social policy and phenomena of poverty, social exclusion and economic inequality, civil society studies, and comparative political economy and politics.
Democratisation and Institutional Reform in Albania
AvElvin Gjevori
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
1 104 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Albania’s democratic transition – one of the longest and most arduous of post-communist Europe – has failed to produce consolidated institutions. Therefore, this book undertakes the first comprehensive review of Albania’s military and judicial reform – from 1992 to 2009 – to ascertain why military reform produced substantial institutionalisation and judicial reform did not. The author analyses the different outcomes by outlining how political elites constructed the interests that shaped their subsequent political actions. Overall, this book presents a novel theoretical account for institutionalisation in emerging democracies and sheds light on two of Albania’s most important democratisation reforms. The book will appeal to practitioners working on institutionalisation reforms, institutionalist and democratisation researchers interested in post-authoritarian transitions, and area study scholars focusing on Albania and the Western Balkans.
Politics of Recognition and Engagement
EU Member State Relations with Kosovo
AvIoannis Armakolas,James Ker-Lindsay
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
1 433 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This edited volume explores the different ways in which members of the European Union have interacted with Kosovo since it declared independence in 2008. While there is a tendency to think of EU states in terms of two distinct groups – those that have recognised Kosovo and those that have not – the picture is more complex. Taking into account also the quality and scope of their engagement with Kosovo, there are four broad categories of member states that can be distinguished: the strong and weak recognisers and the soft and hard non-recognisers. In addition to casting valuable light on the relations between various EU members and Kosovo, this book also makes an important contribution to the way in which the concepts of recognition and engagement, and their relationship to each other, are understood in academic circles and by policy makers.
Politics of Recognition and Engagement
EU Member State Relations with Kosovo
AvIoannis Armakolas,James Ker-Lindsay
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
1 433 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This edited volume explores the different ways in which members of the European Union have interacted with Kosovo since it declared independence in 2008. While there is a tendency to think of EU states in terms of two distinct groups – those that have recognised Kosovo and those that have not – the picture is more complex. Taking into account also the quality and scope of their engagement with Kosovo, there are four broad categories of member states that can be distinguished: the strong and weak recognisers and the soft and hard non-recognisers. In addition to casting valuable light on the relations between various EU members and Kosovo, this book also makes an important contribution to the way in which the concepts of recognition and engagement, and their relationship to each other, are understood in academic circles and by policy makers.
Rise of Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans
AvFlorian Bieber
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
720 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book explores the stagnation of democracy in the Western Balkans over the last decade. The author maps regional features of rising authoritarianism that mirror larger global trends and, in doing so, outlines the core mechanisms of authoritarian rule in the Balkans, with a particular focus on Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. These mechanisms include the creation of constant crises, the use of external powers to balance outside influences, as well as state capture. The authoritarian patterns exist alongside formal democratic institutions, resulting in competitive authoritarian regimes that use social polarization to retain power. As the countries of the Western Balkans aspire, at least formally, to join the European Union, authoritarianism is often informal.
Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans
AvWilliam Bartlett,Milica Uvalić
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
1 214 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
The countries in the Western Balkans have been severely affected by the wars and conflicts that led to the breakup of former Yugoslavia, by political instability and the effort of creating new states, weak economies and high levels of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, and inequality. As revealed by recent surveys, such as EBRD’s Life in Transition Survey and Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey, life satisfaction in the region is far below that elsewhere in Europe. In recent years they had achieved a strong impetus of economic growth with falling rates of unemployment and increasing optimism for the future. However, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has brought about a sudden reversal of these trends and a renewed deterioration in the economic outlook, and an increase in social hardships that heralds a repeat of past failures in economic inclusion policies. This book identifies the key challenges in the areas of economic inclusion, focusing on thethemes of labour markets, vocational education and skills, female entrepreneurship and the integration of migrants. It considers the opportunities for solutions to “build back better” once the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis begins, and offers proposals for more acceptable, equitable and effective economic inclusion policies.
Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans
AvWilliam Bartlett,Milica Uvalić
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
1 214 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
The countries in the Western Balkans have been severely affected by the wars and conflicts that led to the breakup of former Yugoslavia, by political instability and the effort of creating new states, weak economies and high levels of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, and inequality. As revealed by recent surveys, such as EBRD’s Life in Transition Survey and Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey, life satisfaction in the region is far below that elsewhere in Europe. In recent years they had achieved a strong impetus of economic growth with falling rates of unemployment and increasing optimism for the future. However, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has brought about a sudden reversal of these trends and a renewed deterioration in the economic outlook, and an increase in social hardships that heralds a repeat of past failures in economic inclusion policies. This book identifies the key challenges in the areas of economic inclusion, focusing on thethemes of labour markets, vocational education and skills, female entrepreneurship and the integration of migrants. It considers the opportunities for solutions to “build back better” once the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis begins, and offers proposals for more acceptable, equitable and effective economic inclusion policies.
Irregular Pendulum of Democracy
Populism, Clientelism and Corruption in Post-Yugoslav Successor States
AvDimitri A. Sotiropoulos
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
1 543 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book argues that the backsliding or stagnation of democracy should be interpreted in a wider perspective on irregular movements towards and away from contemporary liberal democracy. This a perspective couched by a metaphor, namely the 'pendulum of democracy', which the author has constructed to suggest that democratic regimes may swing between a democratic end (fully developed liberal democracy) and a semi-authoritarian end (competitive authoritarianism). The pendulum does not have a predictable frequency. Democratization may lead to irregular movements back and forth. It is easier to analyze such movements of the pendulum when democracy is not consolidated yet (for instance, in the three post-Yugoslav political regimes mentioned above), as democratic institutions and processes are not yet stable. For this reason, this book analyses the swing of unconsolidated democracy away from the democratic end in the cases of today’s Serbia and Montenegro and the swing back towards liberal democracy in the case of North Macedonia which - until 2017 - had been developing into a competitive authoritarian regime, but then embarked on the road to democratic recovery.
Irregular Pendulum of Democracy
Populism, Clientelism and Corruption in Post-Yugoslav Successor States
AvDimitri A. Sotiropoulos
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
1 104 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
This book argues that the backsliding or stagnation of democracy should be interpreted in a wider perspective on irregular movements towards and away from contemporary liberal democracy. This a perspective couched by a metaphor, namely the 'pendulum of democracy', which the author has constructed to suggest that democratic regimes may swing between a democratic end (fully developed liberal democracy) and a semi-authoritarian end (competitive authoritarianism). The pendulum does not have a predictable frequency. Democratization may lead to irregular movements back and forth. It is easier to analyze such movements of the pendulum when democracy is not consolidated yet (for instance, in the three post-Yugoslav political regimes mentioned above), as democratic institutions and processes are not yet stable. For this reason, this book analyses the swing of unconsolidated democracy away from the democratic end in the cases of today’s Serbia and Montenegro and the swing back towards liberal democracy in the case of North Macedonia which - until 2017 - had been developing into a competitive authoritarian regime, but then embarked on the road to democratic recovery.

New Perspectives on South-East Europe – serie

Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean

Last Ottomans

Civil Society and Transitions in the Western Balkans

Europeanization of the Western Balkans

Health Reforms in South-East Europe

Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle

Europeanization and Civil Society

Politics of Extreme Austerity

Foreign Policies of Post-Yugoslav States

Political Elites and Decentralization Reforms in the Post-Socialist Balkans

Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean

Last Ottomans

Civil Society and Transitions in the Western Balkans

Health Reforms in South-East Europe

Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle

Europeanization and Civil Society

Politics of Extreme Austerity

Foreign Policies of Post-Yugoslav States

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Policy Since Independence

Europeanisation of the Western Balkans

Policy-Making at the European Periphery

Socioeconomic Fragmentation and Exclusion in Greece under the Crisis

Democratisation and Institutional Reform in Albania

Politics of Recognition and Engagement

Politics of Recognition and Engagement

Rise of Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans

Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans

Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans

Irregular Pendulum of Democracy

Irregular Pendulum of Democracy