The graduate course offers an overview of the process of approximation of national legislation with the EU acquis by the candidate and potential candidate countries. It analysis EU instruments, national capacities and the techniques of approximation of EU legislation. The course combine theoretical aspect of what Europeanization, compliance and implementation
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Public Administration and European Integration in Candidate Countries (graduate level)
The graduate course offers an overview of EU Executive Politics. The emphasis is put on the impact that the European Integration process has on the structures and functions of national governments and public administration of the member-states and candidate countries. The focus is both on the theoretical framework and the
IBE331 – European Integration of South-East Europe (undergraduate level)
The course focuses on the process of European integration of the Western Balkans. The lectures expose the European Union strategies and policies as applied into the Western Balkans following a chronological-related analysis of the past, present and future approach of EU towards the WB region, putting the emphasis on the
‘Latent’ Interest Groups Involvement in Coping with the Challenges of EU Accession: The Case of Albania
While powerful private interest groups such as banks and other financial institutions, industrial groups, media etc. dispose all the necessary resources and leverage for their involvement and representation in strategic reforms and EU accession process, a number of ‘neglected’ yet extremely important interest groups are facing great challenges with regard
EU Cohesion Policy and Accession: Important Issue for Albania
Abstract The main conclusions drawn out of the recent paper published by EMA, in the framework of the Slovak Balkan Public Policy Fund, are that Albania is lacking a proper cohesion policy, and is not yet adequately prepared for EU accession. The country has not yet opened the negotiation talks with
EU – Western Balkans Relations: The Many EU Approaches
From ‘Balkanization’ to ‘Europeanization’: The Stages of Western Balkans Complex Transformations
“The Whys and When enlarging to the Western Balkans”
Abstract The EU enlargement process is a work-in-progress topic and a difficult puzzle to be solved. But what the article tries to propose is a simplified model that builds upon answering two main questions, the why and when enlargement occurs. Considering the Western Balkans case, I argue that the rational incentives
The Europeanization of Western Balkans: A Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the New Potential EU Member States
Abstract Europeanization has by now become the most used and fashionable term found in social sciences. The application of the concept and the model(s) of Europeanization are thus no longer restricted only to domestic changes in EU member-state countries they are also used to study any of the domestic changes in
