07540oam 2201033 c 450 991095898420332120260102090118.0978383820668438382066819783838266985(CKB)3710000000363307(EBL)1977203(OCoLC)908092103(SSID)ssj0001516614(PQKBManifestationID)12628062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001516614(PQKBWorkID)11494794(PQKB)11349908(SSID)ssj0001466962(PQKBManifestationID)11879123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001466962(PQKBWorkID)11514441(PQKB)11734000(Au-PeEL)EBL1977203(CaPaEBR)ebr11025201(OCoLC)905920059(MiAaPQ)EBC1977203(Perlego)773262(ibidem)9783838266985(EXLCZ)99371000000036330720260102d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn Agenda for Western Balkans: From Elite Politics to Social Sustainability /Nikolaos Papakostas, Nikolaos Pasamitros, Jennifer Titanski-Hooper, Miruna Troncota, Anastas Vangeli, Bilge Yabanci, Alma Vardari-Kesler, Stefan Cetkovic, Tonka Koszadinova, Nicholas Rossis, Tom Phillips, Nikolaos Papakostas, Nikolaos Pasamitros1st ed.Hannoveribidem20151 online resource (249 p.)Gideon E-Book SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.9783838206981 3838206983 9783838266985 3838266986 Includes bibliographical references.""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""An Agenda for the Western Balkansâ€?Foreword""; ""The EU Democratization and State-Building in Kosovo: An Analysis Through the Fragmented Local Agency""; ""(B)ordering in the EU: Croatia's Path Toward Becoming 'European'""; ""The Challenge of Promoting Green Sectors in Serbia: Between International Demands, National Controversies and Sectoral Struggles""; ""Still ""Waiting for Godot"" in Sarajevo? Europeanization of Bosnia and Herzegovinaâ€?Between the Contradictions of EU Conditionality and Local Ownership""""Macedonia: The Consequences of the Political Focus on Identity and How This Affects Balkan Politics and the European Integration Process.""""Reinventing the Past: Politics of Memory in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina""; ""On the Growing Cooperation Between China and the Western Balkans""; ""Statehood Without Sovereignty: Risky Negotiations in Post-Independence Kosovo""; ""Western Europe, Western Balkans: Barriers to Cross-Cultural Encounter""{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1031{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Calibri;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 MS Shell Dlg;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\hyphpar0\sl276\slmult1\lang2057\f0\fs22 The Western Balkan countries have been both a popular subject matter for diachronic analysis and a 1990s favorite. The significant changes that followed the most recent times of conflict in the region mostly evolve around the process of Europeanization. Despite the plethora of analyses, most approaches to the Western Balkans suffer from theoretical stagnancy, ex parte political practice, and detachment of politics from societal needs. \par This volume is the work of a team of theorists and practitioners who attempt a multidisciplinary approach to Western Balkans reality. \i An Agenda for the Western Balkans \i0 offers a critical view on issues that have been over-analyzed in mainstream terms and opens a discussion that will occupy researchers and practitioners for years to come. It addresses novel topics and engages in innovative approaches that cut across disciplines of social sciences (political science, international relations, sociology, historiography, geography, political economy) and levels of analysis (local, national, regional, European, global). This collection is a pioneer theoretical and practical guide towards a sustainable future for the Western Balkans.\lang1031\f1\fs17 \par }{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1031{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Calibri;}{\f1\froman\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f2\froman\fprq2\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f3\fnil\fcharset0 MS Shell Dlg;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang1033\f0\fs22 "A fresh look at South East Europe exploring the region's tangled Europeanization process and its discontents. Highly recommendable to both scholars and practitioners drawn to the Balkan politics, at a time of complex changes in both Europe and the wider world."-Dimitar Bechev, \lang1031\f1\fs24 Visiting Fellow at LSEE Research on South Eastern Europe, London School of Economics (LSE), and lecturer of international politics at Sofia University \par \par \pard\hyphpar0\qj\lang1033\f2 \par \pard\lang1031\f3\fs17 \par }The book ‘An Agenda for the Western Balkans: From Elite Politics to Social Sustainability’ edited by Nikos Papakostas and Nikos Passamitros is a welcome addition to recent attempts at a comprehensive understanding of the complex socio-political predicament in the Western Balkans. The premise of the volume is that both research and EU policies in the region will benefit from bottom-up approaches that creatively supplement elite-driven perspectives. The contributors in the volume, all young researchers and analysts, are well placed to offer refreshing new outlooks and insights. The volume spans different disciplines and cover as diverse themes as the promotion of green sectors in Serbia, heritage management and identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, state building in Kosovo or the changing political discourses in Croatia. Overall, the new edited volume offers plentiful food for thought for scholars and policy makers focusing on the Western Balkans and will make a good contribution to the recent literature on the region's problems and prospects. Dr. Ioannis Armakolas, Head, South-East Europe Programme, ELIAMEPWestern BalkansEuropeEuropean UnionEuropean Integrationpoliticssustainabilityfutureregional studiesWestern BalkansEuropeEuropean UnionEuropean Integrationpoliticssustainabilityfutureregional studies305.52Papakostas NikolaosedtPasamitros NikolaosedtTitanski-Hooper JenniferctbTroncota MirunactbVangeli AnastasctbYabanci BilgectbVardari-Kesler AlmactbCetkovic StefanctbKoszadinova TonkactbRossis NicholasctbPhillips TomctbPapakostas NikolaosctbPasamitros NikolaosctbMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958984203321An Agenda for Western Balkans: From Elite Politics to Social Sustainability4413430UNINA