Building Good (Enough) Governance in Postconflict Societies & Areas of Limited Statehood
The European Union & the Western Balkans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9684685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanja A Börzel (0000-0002-7313-2181, Hertie School, corresponding author), Sonja Grimm (0000-0003-1439-0890, European Union) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 147 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 116-127 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/daed_a_00478 |
| OpenAlex | W2782257366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this essay, we assess how the European Union supports the development of postconflict Western Balkan societies toward stable peace, economic prosperity, and consolidated democracy, moving them along the path to Denmark. Our analysis reveals that the EU has contributed to effective and democratic governance in its southeastern neighborhood. At the same time, its effectiveness as an external good governance–builder varies. Structural postconflict conditions that are not conducive to democratization, conflicting policy objectives, the dynamic interplay between the EU and Western Balkan governments, and the involvement of domestic third-party actors in the reform process explain this variation. To make EU good governance–building more effective, we recommend acknowledging conflicting objectives and using governance-building instruments consistently and credibly to reconceptualize external good governance–building as a dynamic process between external and domestic actors and to take domestic actors and their preferences seriously
Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · European union · Good governance · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prosperity · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |