CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Troka, Sonila |
|---|---|
| Title | Who Vetoes the Europeanization of the Police? A Comparative Analysis of Albania and Macedonia |
| Summary | The completion of the Fifth Enlargement on 1 January 2007 shifted the attention of scholars and students of EU studies to the countries of the Western Balkans. Two of these countries are the focus of this thesis: Albania and Macedonia. Although very similar, these two countries have not been equally successful in implementing the EU requirements in the police sector between 2001 and 2006. The 2006 Commission’s report evaluates Albania as having made fair progress and Macedonia as having made limited progress. Therefore, the central question that this research answers is: what are the factors that affect successful implementation of the EU countries in the (potential) candidate countries? The methodology used here is that of controlled comparison by the method of difference. Formal and informal conversations were conducted which helped in making the finding of this research more coherent. This thesis concludes that the main factor that has contributed to the difference in success in reforming the police sector is the higher diversity of stands among the Macedonian veto players compared the Albanian ones. In particular, in both countries the Ministry of Interior and the Parliament were the two most important veto players the consensus of which is necessary for the reforms to be undertaken, followed by the government and the international assistance missions. The findings of this thesis are of particular interest given that the security reforms in the region are a priority not only for the EU but also for all the countries in the region. |
| Supervisor | Littoz-Monnet, Annabelle |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/troka_sonila.pdf |
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