Conditioning democratization : institutional reforms and EU membership conditionality in Albania and Macedonia / / Ridvan Peshkopia [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453263403321
• Autore: Peshkopia Ridvan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 0-85728-334-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 331 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Anthem series on Russian, East European and Eurasian studies
• Disciplina: 320.94965
• Soggetti: Democratization - Albania; Democratization - Macedonia (Republic); Albania Politics and government 1990-; Macedonia (Republic) Politics and government 1992-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Conditioning Democratization; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; The Legacies of Communism; Pre-communist Legacies; Nation-State Building and Ethnic Homogeneity; Elites and Masses in Democratization; The International Dimension of Democratization and the EU Impact on Eastern European Democratization; From political conditionality to EU membership conditionality; Explaining the Effects of EU Membership Conditionality on Membership-Aspiring Countries' Institutional Reform; Chapter 2 A SECTORIAL CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO THE EFFECTS OF EU MEMBERSHIP CONDITIONALITY ON EASTERN EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS Negotiating Conditions; The Sectorial Contextual Approach; Research Design; Assuming elites' role; The empirical test and data; Selection of cases: Reforms and countries; Variables; Data; Conclusions; Chapter 3 CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA: CONDITIONING CONSOCIATIONAL PRACTICES FOR EU AND DOMESTIC DEMOCRATIC STABILITY; The EU and Albanian Constitutional Reform; A consociational interpretation of Albanian constitutional reform; A sectorial contextual interpretation of Albanian constitutional reform Imposing Two-Level Consociational Practices: The EU and Macedonian ; Constitutional Reform; Macedonian constitutional reform in paper and practice: Dodging the bullet or baiting it?; A consociational interpretation of the Macedonian crisis and its aftermath; A sectorial contextual interpretation of Macedonian constitutional reform; Conclusions; Chapter 4 LOCAL DECENTRALIZATION REFORM; The Politics of Local Decentralization in Albania: Denying Yourself What You Do Not Want Your Rival to Have; A consociational interpretation of EU motivations toward Albanian decentralization reformA sectorial interpretation of Albanian decentralization reform; Conditioning Consociational Practices in Local Government: The Case of Macedonia; Macedonian decentralization reform; A consociational interpretation of Macedonian decentralization reform; A sectorial contextual interpretation of Macedonian decentralization reform; Conclusions; Chapter 5 JUDICIAL REFORMS; Albanian Judicial Reform; A consociationalist interpretation of Albanian judicial reform; A sectorial contextual interpretation of Albanian judicial reform Macedonian Judicial Reform; A consociational interpretation of Macedonian judicial reform; A sectorial contextual interpretation of Macedonian judicial reform; The Role of Human Capital: Eliminating Alternative Explanations; Conclusions; Chapter 6 ASYLUM REFORMS; Asylum in Albania: The Politics of Oblivion and Obedience; Asylum in Macedonia: How Many Sticks and Carrots Count?; A Consociational Interpretation of Albanian and Macedonian Asylum Reforms; A Sectorial Interpretation of Albanian and Macedonian Asylum Reforms; Conclusion
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyzes the effects of European Union membership conditionality on institutional reforms in Eastern Europe, building on concrete examples from four sectors in Albania and Macedonia, two postcommunist countries that have yet to join the EU. The author discusses the theory of 'consociational democracy' often considered the key to stabilizing deeply divided countries, and reapplies it on the international stage to argue for how the EU can better direct democratization.