CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Neziri, Shqipe |
|---|---|
| Title | Energy Policy in the Western Balkans: The Path to Reform and Integration. The Cases of Kosova, Albania, and Croatia |
| Summary | Reform of public administration and public policy is not only an essential requirement for good governance and sustainable development but also one step forward in the route to join the European Union. This thesis examines the Europeanization capacity of the Western Balkan states and proves their Europeanization potential to absorb the imported EU rules and institutions in the energy sector. The core part of the thesis demonstrates that Europeanization can explain the variation in the reform of energy policies across this region. The reason why some countries have over performed, while some have under performed, are explained with the incentives states have received from EU bureaucrats. The first chapter emphasizes Europeanization as the theoretical framework to explain the transformation and integration of domestic energy institutions. An overview on the energy sector of the Western Balkans is provided in the second chapter, highlighting the extent of similarity in the institutional set-up, with a significant diversity in power generation, and the strong incentive for regional cooperation and trade. The third chapter focuses on three countries that represent a sample of the complexity of the region; respectively three various case studies: Kosova, Albania, and Croatia. |
| Supervisor | Goldthau, Andreas |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/neziri_shqipe.pdf |
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