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Intro
Preface
Introduction
The European Space: Mending Old Rips While Facing New Divisions
From the Great Recession to the Global Pandemic
A Variety of Tensions in the Western Balkans
Between Fragmentation and Integration: "Intragmentation" as a Method
Aims and Structure of the Book
References
Contents
Chapter 1: Regional Geopolitics: EU Integration Perspectives, Nationalistic Revivals, and External Actors
EU Enlargement and the Europeanization Process in the Western Balkans
The Geopolitical Awakening of the Western Balkans: The Balkan Route
Non-EU Actors in the Western Balkans: An Assessment
Reconciliation and Ethno-Nationalism
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Embedding the Regional Market?
Economies in Transition
The Regional Economic Outlook
International Competitiveness and Attractiveness
Intra-regional Trade
The Open Balkan Proposal
Open Balkan: Initial Reactions Across the Region
The Significance of Open Balkan
The Core-Periphery Model of Analysis: Still Valid for the Future?
Non-EU Actors and the Challenges to EU Convergence
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Socio-demographic Challenges: Migration and Territorial Impacts
When Data Are Political: Preliminary Considerations on the WB6's Statistical "Black Hole"
Overview of Demographic Features
Territorial Perspectives
Internal Migration
Regional and International Migration
Irregular Migration and the Participation of WB6 Citizens in the Balkan Route
Inequality, Corruption, and Protest
Conclusion
Conclusions
References
Preface
Introduction
The European Space: Mending Old Rips While Facing New Divisions
From the Great Recession to the Global Pandemic
A Variety of Tensions in the Western Balkans
Between Fragmentation and Integration: "Intragmentation" as a Method
Aims and Structure of the Book
References
Contents
Chapter 1: Regional Geopolitics: EU Integration Perspectives, Nationalistic Revivals, and External Actors
EU Enlargement and the Europeanization Process in the Western Balkans
The Geopolitical Awakening of the Western Balkans: The Balkan Route
Non-EU Actors in the Western Balkans: An Assessment
Reconciliation and Ethno-Nationalism
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Embedding the Regional Market?
Economies in Transition
The Regional Economic Outlook
International Competitiveness and Attractiveness
Intra-regional Trade
The Open Balkan Proposal
Open Balkan: Initial Reactions Across the Region
The Significance of Open Balkan
The Core-Periphery Model of Analysis: Still Valid for the Future?
Non-EU Actors and the Challenges to EU Convergence
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Socio-demographic Challenges: Migration and Territorial Impacts
When Data Are Political: Preliminary Considerations on the WB6's Statistical "Black Hole"
Overview of Demographic Features
Territorial Perspectives
Internal Migration
Regional and International Migration
Irregular Migration and the Participation of WB6 Citizens in the Balkan Route
Inequality, Corruption, and Protest
Conclusion
Conclusions
References