Embracing democracy in the western Balkans : from postconflict struggles toward European integration / Lenard J. Cohen and John R. Lampe.

The challenges of postconflict democracy building
Legacies of communism, conflict, and international intervention
New regimes, old routines : institutional innovations and governance challenges
Administrative development, the rule of law, and the struggle against corruption
Civic engagement, gender politics, and media pluralism : political cultures in flux
The transformation of political parties in the western Balkans : from embryonic pluralism to Europeanization
The social basis for democratic development : elites, middle classes, and the struggle against poverty
The transformation of values : coexisting democratic and illiberal beliefs
Belated economic transitions : promise and problems
Democracy building and EU accession during a global recession.