Another “strategic accession”? The EU and Serbia (2000–2010)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernhard Stahl (0000-0002-2523-0000, University of Passau, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-468 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905992.2012.743517 |
| OpenAlex | W2077579879 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
The South-eastern enlargement currently suffers from defections, compliance problems and blockades; the results of the European Union's policy since 1999 can be called mixed at best. The “Serbian question” – for instance – remains unsolved since Serbia still means a “problem child” of the international community. The thesis generated in this paper is that all of these problems are indicators of a basic identity conflict. This conflict stems from entirely different identities, i.e. world views, perception of the state, political cultures and the meaning of international politics. The EU's enlargement policy – in its ideal type – is precisely meant to overcome this conflict by “Europeanizing” the acceding states. Yet the argument here is that the EU also pursues goals beyond Europeanization – for instance “stabilization” – hence the EU might be interested in accessions despite the fact that the Copenhagen criteria have not been fulfilled. Such “strategic accessions”, as experienced with Romania, Greece and Cyprus, tend to hinder the EU's external governance and foster enlargement fatigue in the long run. The case of Serbia serves as an example for demonstrating that Serbia is not complying with the basic standards of EU integration and that the EU is not really enforcing compliance. As a result, we are heading towards a “strategic accession” in the Serbian case
Accession · Argument (complex analysis · Economic system · Economics · European union · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resizing · Serbian · Sociology · State (computer science · European Politics and Security · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
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EU und Westlicher Balkan
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |