CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Perndreca, Onelda |
|---|---|
| Title | The influence of EU Accession Bid in the Regional Development Processes of Albania |
| Summary | The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the EU accession process of Albania concerning institutional structures of regional development. Albania is an official candidate for accession to the European Union after being recommended by the European Commission since June 2014. The study is based on two research methods analysis of the legislation and policy documents and papers, as well as qualitative research with interviews of decision-makers and main actors in the regional development policies in Albania. The analysis is grounded in the process of EU accession and regional development to explain the conditionality of EU and their effect on such policies. The findings show that EU conditionality during accession process achieved several transformations of the institutional structure of the regional development processes. They changed a certain amount the institutional framework, but the reform is yet to be finalized. The newly established Regional Development Agencies are in their early phases, and their role is not significant also due to their duplication with Regional Councils as the second level of local government. The research indicates suggestions for future improvements of the current institutional framework of regional policy design and implementation. |
| Supervisor | Granger,Marie-Pierre Francoise |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/perndreca_onelda.pdf |
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