Europe's Balkan Dilemma

Paths to Civil Society or State-Building?

Adam Fagan author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:18th Dec '09

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Through the intervention of the European Union, the lives of people living in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo have been transformed beyond recognition. This title offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU assistance and intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo.

Through the intervention of the European Union, the lives of people living in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo have been transformed beyond recognition. From the perspective of the Western Balkans today, the EU looks and acts like a development agency with a spectacularly broad brief and very deep pockets. Yet until the end of the 20th century, external relations and foreign policy were minor aspects of EU activity. How and why has the role of the EU changed so dramatically and what does this reveal about the future development of the Balkan states? "Europe's Balkan Dilemma" offers the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU assistance and intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and newly independent Kosovo. In this important new book Adam Fagan places the fundamental question of what has been achieved through the EU's increased involvement in the region in the context of the EU's ambitions in global security and conflict management beyond the Balkan states. "Europe's Balkan Dilemma" will be a vital resource not only for students of International Relations and European Studies but also for anyone involved in helping to equip this tumultuous region for the next phase in its eventful history.

'Europe's Balkan Dilemma is a well-written, lucid account of research findings - this is a strong investigation of EU assistance to NGOs in the Western Balkans and the product of excellent research. It will be of great value to those studying the EU, security and development and the region.' - James Gow, Director of the International Peace and Security Programme, King's College, London

ISBN: 9781845114602

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224 pages