CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Bogicevic, Maja |
|---|---|
| Title | EU Conditionality in Sensitive Matters. Serbia's Policy towards Kosovo |
| Summary | The unresolved Kosovo issue is considered major factor of instability in the Balkans, since it is not only dispute between Serbia and Kosovo, but it also undermines regional relations. Since the EU is interested in the stability of the region and for last ten years, it has been the most important actor in the Balkans, it is interested to help resolve this issue, but often it has not been very successful because of its lack of unity on this issue. However, recently it has been more openly imposing certain conditionality towards Serbia on this issue and urging Belgrade to cooperate with Pristina. This conditionality, because of the lack of unity in the EU and the fact that it is dealing with “sensitive” issue for Serbia, has certain distinctive features, which makes it interesting case study. It shows that indirect and unclear conditionality can produce certain compliance. It reaffirms importance and effectiveness of short-term incentives not only for acquis conditionality, but also in sensitive matters. It shows that EU conditionality can have certain Europeanization effect on potential candidate’s foreign policy. However, some deeper changes in security identity can be expected only in a longer run and it reaffirms importance of clear EU membership perspective for changes in prospective member states, thus providing recommendation for the EU that it should offer more credible membership perspective for the Western Balkans. |
| Supervisor | Laszlo Csaba |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/bogicevic_maja.pdf |
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