The Multidimensional Soft Power of Illiberal States: Russia in the Western Balkans
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DOI: 10.1017/nps.2023.25
Abstract: This article aims to make a threefold contribution to the study of soft power. First, considering that the potential of soft power of illiberal states is both underestimated and distorted, this study presents a two-dimensional… read more here.
Keywords: illiberal states; multidimensional soft; power illiberal; western balkans ... See more keywords
The ‘refugee crisis’ and its transformative impact on EU-Western Balkans relations
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2020.1851466
Abstract: ABSTRACT The EU’s relations with the countries of the Western Balkans are traditionally characterised by a set of stable relations and power dynamics. While the impact of the ‘migration crisis’ on EU migration policy has… read more here.
Keywords: crisis transformative; refugee crisis; impact; western balkans ... See more keywords
International assistance, donor interests, and state capture in the Western Balkans
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DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2020.1794801
Abstract: ABSTRACT Despite the enormous inflow of international assistance to the Western Balkans over the last 25 years, the intended state-building efforts have only had partial success and great concerns have been raised over the problems… read more here.
Keywords: international assistance; state capture; western balkans; assistance ... See more keywords
Patterns of competitive authoritarianism in the Western Balkans
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DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2018.1490272
Abstract: ABSTRACT The countries of the Western Balkans during the 1990s were dominated by competitive authoritarian regimes that combined multi-party elections with nationalist rhetoric and the privatisation of the state to affiliated business interests. After a… read more here.
Keywords: western balkans; competitive authoritarian; competitive authoritarianism; patterns competitive ... See more keywords
Organised crime in Western Balkans Six at the onset of coronavirus
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DOI: 10.1108/ijssp-06-2020-0229
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into crime-fighting and present new criminal landscapes in the Western Balkans Six (WB6) (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North… read more here.
Keywords: six onset; organised crime; western balkans; crime western ... See more keywords
Kin state non-interventionism:: Albania and regional stability in the Western Balkans
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DOI: 10.1111/nana.12344
Abstract: This article provides a comprehensive analysis of Albanian regional policy from 1992 to 2013. Situated in a conflict-ridden region and surrounded by co-ethnics living in Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, Albania has successfully resisted pressure… read more here.
Keywords: regional policy; albanian regional; western balkans; kin state ... See more keywords
The Western Balkans Policy of the EU Within the Framework of Domino Theory
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DOI: 10.1177/0974928419860932
Abstract: This study elaborates on the European Union’s (EU) Balkan policies evaluating the developments in the Western Balkans from the post-Cold War era until today. In addition, the study will tackle the EU policies and practices… read more here.
Keywords: balkans policy; western balkans; domino theory; policy within ... See more keywords
Public regulatory arrangements for private higher education in the Western Balkans
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DOI: 10.1177/1474904117733183
Abstract: The article presents an analysis of the developments of higher education laws and regulations in the Western Balkans for the period 1990–2015, with the aim of mapping the regulatory arrangements for the private higher education… read more here.
Keywords: regulatory arrangements; western balkans; higher education; arrangements private ... See more keywords
Trade Openness, Institutions and Economic Growth of the Western Balkans Countries
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DOI: 10.14254/1800-5845/2020.16-3.14
Abstract: Received February 18, 2020 Revised from March 15, 2020 Accepted May 28, 2020 Available online September 15, 2020 The Western Balkans Countries (WBC) represent a specific geoeconomic region. In the last three decades their economies… read more here.
Keywords: economic growth; western balkans; trade openness; balkans countries ... See more keywords
Education and Economic Growth of the Western Balkans Countries
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DOI: 10.2478/eoik-2018-0021
Abstract: Summary Numerous theoretical and empiric studies investigate the correlation between education and human capital and economic development. Full affirmation of knowledge and the role of education in stimulating economic growth were provided by endogenous theory.… read more here.
Keywords: economic growth; western balkans; growth western; education ... See more keywords
BeWell@Digital - Supporting Young People's Mental Health in Western Balkans with E-solutions
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DOI: 10.3233/shti220731
Abstract: BeWell@Digital is a project aimed at improving the status of Mental health of youth from the Western Balkans by using Digital health solutions, mobile tools, capacity building and sustainable non-formal education and peer support services… read more here.
Keywords: young people; health; western balkans; digital supporting ... See more keywords