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As a parliamentarian in brussels for 18 years, i have been particularly supportive of initiatives for young people and also those that encourage lasting, sustainable peace and development in the southeast europe region. Strengthening religious tolerance for a secure civil society. It brought together participants, including a broad range of. In result, the inclusion of the civil society of the western balkans in the regional processes is sporadic and mainly limited to provision of occasional, solicited expert inputs. This book explores the ambiguous role played by civil society in the processes of statebuilding, democratization and postconflict reconstruction in the western balkans challenging the assumption that civil society is always a force for good by analysing civil society actors and their effects in. Buy civil society and transitions in the western balkans new perspectives on southeast europe 20 by vesna bojicicdzelilovic, james kerlindsay isbn. Western balkans civil society summit wraps up with. The countries of the western balkans are working to build truly peaceful and democratic societies where institutions of governance are transparent, accountable, and responsive, and citizens are engaged, empowered, and assertiverealizing the vision of a just, sustainable, and peaceful western balkans. Vesna bojicicdzelilovic is the author of civil society and transitions in the western balkans 0. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the topdown impact of eu support. Why is the space for civil society in the balkans shrinking.
Ensuring the impact of the western balkans civil society on. In the western balkans, civil society is developing in states that in many respects are incomplete, emerging democracies where many deficiencies are due to political structures that mirror the interests of clientelistic groups and not the rational will and expectations of ordinary citizens. It provides an empiricallygrounded, comparative perspective on the impact of eu. Civil society and reconciliation in the western balkans. The main topics on the agenda were the role of civil society organisations in promoting sustainable growth and employment, migration in the western balkans, freedom of expression and media, as well as rights and empowerment of women. The process of democratisation and europeanisation is not possible without the western balkan civil society 8 july 2019. The european commission, enlargement policy and civil society in the western balkans john obrennan the european unions enlargement policy is universally recognised as contributing decisively to the transformation of central and eastern europe cee in the two decades following the end of communism. Civil society and transitions in the western balkans new perspectives on southeast europe. The book explores the impact of civil society on governance and the democratisation process. Download global civil society 2011 books, global civil society 2011 combines activist and academic accounts of contemporary struggles to promote, negotiate and deliver justice in a. Eu enlargement and civil society in the western balkans natasha wunsch. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the topdown impact of eu support, it demonstrates ngos agency and analyses their shifting strategies. Apr 29, 2012 the promotion of dialogue, grassroots movements, civil society and crossborder projects is needed in order to tackle unresolved problems in the region. This book explores the ambiguous role played by civil society in the processes of statebuilding, democratization and postconflict reconstruction in the western.
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