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European Union Enlargement Policy Towards the Western Balkans: Solidarity Check

European Union Enlargement Policy Towards the Western Balkans: Solidarity Check

Jure Požgan, Ana Bojinović Fenko, Faris Kočan
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799890553|ISBN10: 1799890554|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799890560|EISBN13: 9781799890577
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch005
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Požgan, Jure, et al. "European Union Enlargement Policy Towards the Western Balkans: Solidarity Check." Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region, edited by Bruno Ferreira Costa, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 91-110. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch005

APA

Požgan, J., Bojinović Fenko, A., & Kočan, F. (2022). European Union Enlargement Policy Towards the Western Balkans: Solidarity Check. In B. Costa (Ed.), Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region (pp. 91-110). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch005

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Požgan, Jure, Ana Bojinović Fenko, and Faris Kočan. "European Union Enlargement Policy Towards the Western Balkans: Solidarity Check." In Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region, edited by Bruno Ferreira Costa, 91-110. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the process of the European Union's enlargement towards the Western Balkan states. It seeks to add to the theorisation of solidarity in international relations (IR) by applying the concept of solidarity to empirical analysis of the EU–WB relationship. The findings show that solidarity as a special relationship has initially been a more relevant framework for understanding the EU-WB relationship. However, the global crises, enlargement fatigue, and great powers competition in the region have forced the EU to strengthen both the special relationship as well as solidarity as a friendship practice. What is currently still missing is a more assertive strategic communications approach by the EU in the WB states in order to be able to continue to strengthen its own legitimacy, the legitimacy of its contribution, and expectations in the solidarity relationship with the WB. Simultaneously, the EU also needs stronger commitment to the liberal values in the EU itself as well as support from other Western powers.

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