| ID | 127677 |
| Title Proper | When enlargement meets common foreign and security policy |
| Other Title Information | Serbia's Europeanization, visa liberalisation and the Kosovo policy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kostovicova, Denisa |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the process of visa liberalisation Serbia made significant and unexpected adjustments in its Kosovo policy, which demonstrate the European Union's leverage. Serbia's compliance on Kosovo cannot be explained either by rational institutionalism, which accounts for domestic change based on cost-benefit calculations, or sociological institutionalism, which predicts domestic adaptation based on convergence of norms and identities. Applying discursive institutionalism, this empirical study of Serbia's Europeanisation identifies discursive denial as a strategy of the Serbian elite in pursuing costly policy implementation. It contributes a novel perspective on 'shallow' Europeanisation by highlighting a lack of discursive reinforcement of adopted rules. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol.66, No.1; January 2014: p.67-87 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol.66, No.1; January 2014: p.67-87 |
| Key Words | Europe ; Political liberalization ; Foreign Policy ; Security Policy ; Europeanization ; Serbia ; Kosovo ; Politics ; Political Interest ; European Union - EU ; Western Powers ; Violence ; Conflicts ; Civil War ; Political Change |